ITURBOLENTI 6 - 2 Deportivo (381664276)

Due to an all-day shower, 38663 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at FOSSA DEI LEONI. Oliver Nunez de Gosau was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Franziskus Rusterholz and Mirko Schifauer. ITURBOLENTI had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players took the field: Verdi - Awzai, Kivistö, Senne, Hoechsmann - Dias, Goretti, Montaruli, Cavalieri, Coperchio - Mininni.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Deportivo. They fielded: Cyrankiewicz - Pontiroli, Cusaro - Zenderowski, Quaqquero, Peluso, Jacobsen, Ramstad - Lasa, Lorenzi, Vrančić.

O. Goretti was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. Deportivo's G. Lorenzi got himself booked for a foul. After 14 minutes, K. Kivistö came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving ITURBOLENTI the lead. K. Zenderowski did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. ITURBOLENTI were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 25 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by G. Coperchio. 2 - 0 for the home side. D. Faccioli was called on to replace ITURBOLENTI's A. Senne after 35 minutes following a nasty collision. K. Kivistö was handed the ITURBOLENTI captain's armband. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their M. Lasa reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 after 39 minutes, following a pass from the right. Halftime score was 2 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ITURBOLENTI, with 52 percent of the ball.

ITURBOLENTI's G. Coperchio increased the lead to 3 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 59 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of ITURBOLENTI lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. ITURBOLENTI's O. Goretti was shown a yellow card after 69 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Deportivo certainly deserved a goal after some stunning play down the left, but E. Ramstad just wasn't able to finish. ITURBOLENTI's G. Coperchio struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 4 - 1 after 72 minutes. That made three goals for G. Coperchio and he was marked down for the hat trick. 77 minutes in, Deportivo's M. Jacobsen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. ITURBOLENTI were forced into a substitution as D. Faccioli couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing C. Martínez to come in off the bench. After 78 minutes, ITURBOLENTI felt secure enough to make a tactical change. C. Martínez and C. Cavalieri assumed each others positions on the field. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of ITURBOLENTI to 5 - 1 as F. Montaruli finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. M. Pontiroli of Deportivo seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 5 - 2 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by E. Ramstad. After 83 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and O. Goretti gave the ITURBOLENTI supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 6 - 2. ITURBOLENTI had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

ITURBOLENTI's best player was J. Mininni. However, C. Cavalieri made a disastrous appearance. Deportivo's top performer was clearly A. Peluso. E. Ramstad turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 6 - 2.