parma 4 - 4 Effeviola (381665075)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and tardini boys saw a crowd turnout of 35109. Hugo Lima was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Miha Benedik and Tommy Håkansson. All of Emilia Romagna was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. parma decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Czinege - Wasserab, Sleiman - Košutić, Campomagnani, Brutti, Vasilev, Rahmman - Mecca, Barbanti, Vichea.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Effeviola. The following players had been chosen: Aloisi - Caforio, Panduri, Zafirov - Eckmann, Chrostowski, Palmese, Pistolato, Ardzinba - Houssa, Toulouse.

14 minutes in, Effeviola's B. Houssa received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. V. Vichea of parma had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. D. van Grunsven came in to finish the match. Effeviola's T. Toulouse proved that he's been around on a football pitch before, when he took advantage of a few moments of confusion in the opposition's defensive line and elegantly scored for 0 - 1. With 25 minutes played, parma's M. Mecca found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. 26 minutes into the match, Effeviola's M. Eckmann demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to T. Toulouse who chipped it in for 0 - 2. By now, the players in Effeviola felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. parma reduced the lead to 1 - 2 with 27 minutes on the clock when L. Campomagnani got the best of a ball floated in from the left. With 38 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed P. Panduri of Effeviola to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 1 - 3. The parma free kick 39 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of G. Košutić, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 3! A late sliding challenge from B. Houssa was deemed to be his second yellow card offence by the referee, resulting in him being sent off, and Effeviola left a man down. Unfortunately for parma, B. Wasserab was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. I. Mocanu replaced him. Halftime score was 2 - 3. Effeviola enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

T. Toulouse of Effeviola took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 57 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 2 - 4. This third goal completed a hattrick for T. Toulouse. parma's L. Campomagnani cut towards the middle after 59 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 3 - 4. In the lead, Effeviola adjusted their style of play with 60 minutes gone. The crowd chanted their encouragement as parma's D. van Grunsven came in from the right after 66 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 4 - 4. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave T. Toulouse from Effeviola a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 78 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Effeviola's N. Zafirov was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 80 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Effeviola, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

M. Mecca performed admirably for parma. I. Mocanu turned in a dismal performance, however. Effeviola's top performer was clearly T. Toulouse. M. Eckmann on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 4.