Aventus 2 - 3 Polisportiva (381672429)

Clouds darkened the skies at "3 OSSI" as 47795 spectators turned up for the match. Mihael Zorinc was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Thorbjørn Larsen and Enrique Morera. Aventus started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Futre - Soriano, Barela, Bigiarelli - Fois, Carboni, Spaccamonti, Pondi, Vasilevskis - Dalla Torre, Prati.

Polisportiva tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Capaccioli - Kołodziejek, Minoni, de Valk - Tomlinson, Mata Luque, Wijsman, Mastrototaro, Bondars - Nordby, Vourousakis.

Aventus had a chance to take the lead after L. Prati's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 5 minutes. Polisportiva's M. Kołodziejek left the field after 16 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Hartmann. Polisportiva had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 18 minutes in when T. Vourousakis came up alone against A. Futre who managed a block. Aventus's V. Bigiarelli was shown a yellow card after 19 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Aventus took the lead 20 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as A. Carboni elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. After 21 minutes, I. Wijsman sent the corner kick right to G. Minoni who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 1! A. Futre looked great 26 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' I. Wijsman. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Polisportiva, with 55 percent of the ball.

The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave T. de Valk from Polisportiva a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 59 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 60 minutes into the game, Aventus wanted to bring some new energy to their game. A. Vasilevskis gave B. Banka a quick hug as he left the field. S. Van Gemert was called on to replace Polisportiva's A. Hartmann after 60 minutes following a nasty collision. 62 minutes into the match, Polisportiva's C. Tomlinson demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to T. Vourousakis who chipped it in for 1 - 2. After 63 minutes, Aventus switched D. Soriano with J. Mellencamp, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. As the game started to slip away for Aventus, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Aventus manager used a brief break in play after 63 minutes to give the players new directives. 67 minutes in, Aventus's A. Carboni received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The crowd chanted their encouragement as Aventus's Z. Spaccamonti came in from the right after 85 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 2 - 2. The terraces were silenced after 86 minutes when Polisportiva's S. Mastrototaro put the guests ahead 2 - 3, following an attack on the right. Polisportiva enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

Most important Aventus player was N. Dalla Torre. A. Futre turned in a dismal performance, however. Polisportiva's best player was S. Nordby. S. Van Gemert was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 3.