Vecchietti 1 - 2 cccp-san (381671624)

Clouds darkened the skies at exAEM stadium as 45000 spectators turned up for the match. Paolo Cattaneo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by 霍 (Huo) 聪榕 (Congrong) and Lambik Deyne. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Vecchietti. Lineup: Krimelis - Nicolini, Cicuta, De Gasperi - Anessi Pessina, Vetrano, Perrone, Fornaciari, Overbeek - Beccani, Törne.

cccp-san had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Starters: Gumbinas - Tenorio, Bergland, Rakvin, Naustdal - Sivula, Santos, Tironi, Gigli, Leopár - Simányi.

The wings were the focus of most of Vecchietti's attacks today. It was an obvious ambition of cccp-san to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Vecchietti were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of cccp-san's M. Tironi after 6 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. 15 minutes into the game, F. Santos had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Reghecampf. The cccp-san captaincy was handed to D. Rakvin. Vecchietti put pressure on the visitors' central defence 22 minutes into the game, but G. Cicuta couldn't find an opening. It was obvious that Vecchietti had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. 23 minutes in, and Vecchietti were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when M. Perrone picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. Players in Vecchietti heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Vecchietti created a good opportunity to score 32 minutes into the match when A. Törne's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Vecchietti claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

cccp-san were able to mount several counterattacks, such as the impressive one after 56 minutes, but E. Simányi lofted a free kick over the crossbar. cccp-san's A. Reghecampf got himself booked for a foul. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 67 minutes into the match, and D. Rakvin wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. E. Naustdal left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 85 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. J. Varela was the replacement. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Vecchietti, with 56 percent of the ball.

Vecchietti's best player was P. Beccani. E. De Gasperi was a disappointment, however. Most important cccp-san player was A. Gigli. J. Bergland turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.