Real Mart 1 - 2 Shalcar (381675884)

Dark skies made the crowd of 28563 at Comunale di Ranica a little nervous, but the rain held off. Romuald Briant was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Manuel Robredo and Giuseppe Semenza. Real Mart had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Moreno - Barrevoets, Roelofs, Thierig - Pfleger, Shepherd, Hallum, Puppola, Nájera - Kristensen, Rocco.

Shalcar decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Petrovski - Haraldsen, Westner, Culen - Artaş, Lepore, Pedre, Panza, Donnet - Mela, Omeneo.

They were singing the praises of D. Shepherd 31 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Real Mart. M. Pedre could have made it all square after 33 minutes, if only his free kick had been a few inches to the other side of the post. Real Mart's G. Rocco got himself booked for a foul. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Shalcar had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as Shalcar's G. Lepore put the ball in the onion bag after 52 minutes to make it 1 - 1. The terraces were silenced after 58 minutes when Shalcar's A. Mela put the guests ahead 1 - 2, following an attack on the right. E. Omeneo came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over J. Moreno but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Shalcar enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

Real Mart's best player was J. Roelofs. On the other hand, J. Moreno's play was disheartening. The most dominating Shalcar player was without a doubt G. Lepore. However, E. Donnet made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.