ViVa 2 - 1 Dinamo (381691123)

47190 spectators had come to Eugenio ed Enrico Canfari this cloudy day. Peter Stigen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henrik Svensson and Aimé De Laender. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for ViVa. Lineup: Vlaše - Coperchio, Udda, Leggieri - Moy, Blasi, Botti, Mangini, Lalić - Fronte, Vittoria.

Dinamo decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players took the field: Fajardo - Rivale, Mangiacavalli, Maly - Saccucci, Greimel, Etzensberger, Bergwerff - Kostysz, Quadrio Aristarchi, Menachem.

ViVa fans held their breath as N. Udda scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! Dinamo's D. Mangiacavalli was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 9 minutes. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. ViVa claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

After 69 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by M. Kostysz. 76 minutes in, ViVa's C. Blasi received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 81 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. ViVa fans erupted in celebration as G. Moy rifled the ball into the the top corner. 2 - 1! G. Vittoria wanted to play on, but the ViVa coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 82 minutes into the game by D. Bettonte. The ViVa coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 82 minutes into the game. The coach of ViVa was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 82 minutes, G. Anedda came on for S. Lalić. Possession in this half belonged to ViVa, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Most important ViVa player was N. Udda. G. Vlaše was a disappointment, however. Dinamo's top performer was clearly P. Quadrio Aristarchi. S. Maly turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.