Arrotini&Ombrellai 7 - 0 Caterina (381665140)

It had rained all day, but 38122 hardy fans still made it out to Lion Arena. Piotr Tarka was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Helmi Leitner and Didier Kraaijeveld. Arrotini&Ombrellai had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Lemešovas - Demi, Maican, Marti - Amaral, Zanaboni, Amoriello, Balzano, Pinheiro - Nacimiento, Govi.

Caterina started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: De Gennaro - Vooremaa, Cuntis, Klíma - 诚阳 (Chengyang), Zwicker, Lokhoff, Reznik, Helja - Cortes, Collet.

With 5 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as E. Marti flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. The bench was restless, and with 6 minutes passed Caterina's coach gave K. Takey the opportunity the player had been hoping for. N. Helja reluctantly left the field. Caterina needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 6 minutes 孙. 诚阳 (Chengyang) made way for P. Ayroldi. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Arrotini&Ombrellai scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for V. Govi after 9 minutes. With 24 minutes played, Arrotini&Ombrellai put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to V. Govi, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Confident in their lead, Arrotini&Ombrellai's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The referee showed Caterina's P. Ayroldi the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. It was a bad day for the usually speedy G. Balzano. The mud seemed to slow him down. The home side's G. Balzano came close to extending the lead 32 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but A. De Gennaro managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Arrotini&Ombrellai claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 77 percent.

After 46 minutes, Caterina switched O. Vooremaa with W. Hasik, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Arrotini&Ombrellai coach let A. Benetazzo replace G. Balzano after 46 minutes. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Arrotini&Ombrellai's A. Nacimiento increasing the lead to 4 - 0. G. Zanaboni of Arrotini&Ombrellai received a yellow card after 64 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. A. Nacimiento squirmed through their central defence after 66 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. After 71 minutes, Arrotini&Ombrellai sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached A. Nacimiento, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 6 - 0. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for A. Nacimiento. After 75 minutes Caterina tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, P. Ayroldi's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. 77 minutes into the game, C. Amoriello had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came E. Arosio. A. Benetazzo was handed the Arrotini&Ombrellai captain's armband. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like A. Nacimiento. The Arrotini&Ombrellai free kick 80 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 A. Nacimiento, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 7 - 0! Arrotini&Ombrellai enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 74 percent of possession.

Arrotini&Ombrellai's top performer was clearly A. Nacimiento. L. Pinheiro was a disappointment, however. Caterina's best player was S. Reznik. A. Cuntis on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 7 - 0.