CASUAL 3 - 4 Catania46 (381680404)

The 19758 fans in attendance at INA CASA QUADRARO were roasting in the hot sun. Henry Sennels was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Melker Olsson and Nino Tsartsaris. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for CASUAL. Starters: Zara - Buschor, Bazheev, Resai - Lau, Delamuraz, M'sili, Racke, Stalenczyk - Knutsson, Betschart.

Catania46 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Birkin - Queiroz, Malagoli, Furgone - Lardon, Magon, Lolini, Guiscafre, Piccinato - Mora, Di Lillo.

CASUAL had a chance to take the lead after D. Buschor's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 8 minutes. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 23 minutes into the match left Catania46's N. Guiscafre completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The referee showed CASUAL's D. Buschor the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A. Malagoli of Catania46 had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. B. Kirke came in to finish the match. The Catania46 captaincy was handed to N. Guiscafre. W. Stalenczyk's speed is always a threat when he gets a little room to move, and 31 minutes into the match was no different as he broke free of his man to send a delightful through ball to N. Knutsson who knocked it in for CASUAL. 1 - 1! Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 34 minutes, Catania46 did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, L. Di Lillo was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 2. 37 minutes into the match, CASUAL's M. Betschart maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 2 - 2. 2 - 2 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by CASUAL, with 51 percent of the ball.

The intense heat forced F. Lardon into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. J. Queiroz delivered a good free kick from an excellent position 57 minutes into the game, but luck wasn't on Catania46's side this time and the ball went wide. The terraces were silenced after 59 minutes when Catania46's F. Lardon put the guests ahead 2 - 3, following an attack on the right. Some fine movement on the left led to a Catania46 goal after 62 minutes, making it 2 - 4. L. Di Lillo was noted down as the scorer. After 67 minutes, CASUAL 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 N. Knutsson, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 3 - 4. CASUAL claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

CASUAL's top performer was clearly M. Delamuraz. On the other hand, J. Lau's play was disheartening. The most dominating Catania46 player was without a doubt N. Mora. B. Kirke on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 4.