Ratoblanco 0 - 9 borbona (381678527)

12000 punters turned up at Ratoblanco Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Iago Colombo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alexander Boylan and Brian Clifford. Ratoblanco tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Duma - Mukaj, Di Nicola, Altomare, Barillari - Di Puccio, Morgagni, Paniccia, Piantadosi - Boccacin, Tambalo.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for borbona. Lineup: Salmon Cinotti - Belotti, Fraulini, Cusumano - Camperio, Dalla Rosa, Turatto, Santagostino, Lilli - Equizi, De Dominici.

0 - 1 was the score with 4 minutes played, after S. Equizi cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for borbona. Ratoblanco's F. Di Nicola was shown a yellow card after 10 minutes for slicing down an opponent. V. Cusumano 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 V. Duma but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. An amazing free kick flew past the home keeper 34 minutes into the match, putting borbona ahead 0 - 2. V. Lilli was the scorer. After this, you could see that the players of borbona were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. S. Equizi could have put his team up another goal 36 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. borbona increased their lead after 37 minutes when G. Turatto broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. The suddenness of the borbona's V. Lilli's pass to J. De Dominici after 39 minutes caught the opposition wrong-footed, and they could only watch as the ball sailed home for 0 - 4. After 40 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave S. Equizi a chance to increase the lead for borbona, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 5. 0 - 5 was the score after the first half. borbona had most of the ball, with 93 percent of possession.

With 48 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed V. Lilli of borbona to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 6. After 56 minutes, borbona's J. De Dominici burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 7. A. Carzana was called on to replace Ratoblanco's M. Piantadosi after 61 minutes following a nasty collision. The home keeper was stunned 65 minutes into the match when he misjudged the free kick by V. Lilli and dived in the wrong direction. The visitors increased the lead to 0 - 8. At that, V. Lilli was noted down for a hat trick! After 67 minutes borbona's M. Camperio contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. After 68 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed J. De Dominici to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 9. This third goal completed a hattrick for J. De Dominici. Possession in this half belonged to borbona, who controlled the ball 92 percent of the time.

Most important Ratoblanco player was A. Carzana. V. Duma turned in a dismal performance, however. borbona's top performer was clearly J. De Dominici. However, T. Fraulini made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 9.