Castelli 2 - 0 natra (381728290)

Clouds darkened the skies at Comunale di Castelli Calepio as 23849 spectators turned up for the match. Sebastian Mägi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Philipp Füllhorn and Ari Jensen. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Lombardia derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Castelli decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Rosenwasser - Borovas, Venäläinen, Lloyd - Leclerc, Scheriau, Maarsman, Dobrota, Mokrzecki - Gilmore, Alberti.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for natra. Starters: Ludwigsfelde - Di Ronza, Schellevis, Baltico - Paniccia, Orlotti, Buttitta, Marongiu - Landesman, Płuciennik, Biascica.

natra seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. 17 minutes in, the referee awarded Castelli a penalty. D. Scheriau coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. 24 minutes into the game, F. Buttitta had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came N. Lesignoli. Castelli put in a good effort on the right, but G. Alberti saw his volley fly wide of the mark 28 minutes into the game. Castelli's J. Leclerc increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 33 minutes. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Castelli lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Castelli, with 57 percent of the ball.

Castelli's R. Maarsman saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 47 minutes. natra almost scored after a counterattack 48 minutes into the match, but R. Landesman took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. After 49 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as natra found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable. J. Leclerc could have increased the lead after 71 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The home side's J. Leclerc came close to extending the lead 80 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but N. Ludwigsfelde managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Castelli claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Most important Castelli player was G. Alberti. J. Leclerc was a disappointment, however. natra's top performer was clearly R. Baltico. N. Lesignoli turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.