Bresaola 6 - 0 affitti (381663602)

The crowd of 40998 turning up at Stadio Friuli today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Kasper Zwart was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Leonardo Bissola and Melvin Weihsmann. Bresaola tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. They fielded: Nicolo' - Belevskiy, Gothár, Condrò - Roch, de Oliveira, Másson, Kináč - Di Pierdomenico, Ilumberri, Herboso.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for affitti. The following players had been chosen: Samaržija - Lehmberg, Tręda, Sabrosa - Horrioldegui, Bergamin, Ghidoni, Pomatta - Nožka, Gardolo, Ross.

The rain made it hard for players like V. Gardolo to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. After a fine move down the middle S. de Oliveira nearly gave the home side a goal after 22 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. The corner kick from K. Másson was powerfully met by the head of E. Condrò to make the score 1 - 0. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Bresaola to 2 - 0 as S. de Oliveira finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. D. Kináč squirmed through their central defence after 27 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Bresaola enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

51 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by S. Herboso from D. Kináč's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for Bresaola, making the score 4 - 0. Bresaola's K. Másson struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 5 - 0 after 73 minutes. Bresaola solidified their lead at the 75 minute mark, as M. Ilumberri dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 6 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Bresaola lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The crowd roared its approval when R. Nicolo' somehow managed to block a shot which seemed to be a certain goal by affitti's P. Ross 76 minutes into the game. Coming from the right, L. Di Pierdomenico almost managed to score another goal for Bresaola, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. As the game started to slip away for affitti, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. affitti needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 83 minutes S. Pomatta made way for E. Biondi. The Bresaola players could smell victory in the air. D. Kináč wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for C. Millar after 89 minutes. E. Condrò wanted to play on, but the Bresaola coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 89 minutes into the game by K. Dueholm. L. Di Pierdomenico was handed the Bresaola captain's armband. The coach of Bresaola was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 89 minutes, S. Grillen came on for L. Di Pierdomenico. The Bresaola captaincy was handed to K. Másson. Bresaola claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

S. Herboso performed admirably for Bresaola. K. Dueholm turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important affitti player was T. Nožka. On the other hand, E. Biondi's play was disheartening. The match ends 6 - 0.