Broken 0 - 1 bamba (381665090)

It had rained all day, but 30910 hardy fans still made it out to La fossa dei leoni. Chris Cawcutt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christopher Pownall and Idan Ozer. Broken tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Yecora - Szaton, Todeschini, Angrilli, Di Paola - Bertelsen, Cecchetti, Miloscio, Rocco, Pedroni - Aktuğ.

bamba decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Roca Martínez - Sheetrit, Bækgaard, Simmeren - Korzer, Arrufat, Hansen, Kusibab, Pizarro - Đakovac, Schoenthaller.

bamba used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. S. Aktuğ did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. Broken's A. Di Paola was shown a yellow card after 24 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 41 minutes into the game, Y. Simmeren had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came K. Graumann. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Broken enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

With the clock showing 50 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of bamba resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by T. Hansen in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. The terraces were silenced after 57 minutes when bamba's S. Đakovac put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 62 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Broken's P. Rocco to one side and produced a red card for the player. B. Kusibab was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. Broken had most of the ball, with 51 percent of possession.

Most important Broken player was F. Cecchetti. P. Angrilli was a disappointment, however. S. Đakovac performed admirably for bamba. On the other hand, K. Graumann's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.