Gadaga 2 - 0 Pezziteam (381688275)

The 43108 spectators at Casa dolce Casa were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Alfonso Santolaria was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jérôme Claudet and Davide De Rossi. Gadaga decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Ulisse - Villa, Tribius, D'Attoma, Brugnera, Raviolotti - Porta, Mennichelli, Maddii, De Francesco - Senes.

Pezziteam had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Túri - Basciutto, Verschaeren, Tarantino - Čilaš, Yánez, Ringbom, Gorosito, Duļbāns - Izmailov, Mircescu.

The wings were the focus of most of Gadaga's attacks today. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why F. Raviolotti found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Pezziteam's A. Verschaeren was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 15 minutes. L. Duļbāns almost seemed to dance around H. Tribius, his movements were so smooth. Unfortunately for Pezziteam, his finish ended up on the wrong side of the post. Pezziteam's S. Čilaš was shown a yellow card after 42 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Pezziteam, with 54 percent of the ball.

Given a free kick in a difficult position after 55 minutes, Gadaga tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. 57 minutes in, the referee awarded Gadaga a penalty. G. Villa coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. Pezziteam needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes M. Gorosito made way for G. Giannerini. D. D'Attoma of Gadaga received a yellow card after 62 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. With 65 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after A. Verschaeren came through the middle, but his kick went wide. It was obvious that Gadaga had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. After 67 minutes, E. Maddii put Gadaga ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Confident in their lead, Gadaga's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Pezziteam enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

The most dominating Gadaga player was without a doubt G. Villa. However, A. Ulisse made a disastrous appearance. Pezziteam's top performer was clearly P. Izmailov. T. Tarantino on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.