verneglio 3 - 1 Fasic (381733614)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 21207 at f. c. verneglio Arena today. Jan Eriksson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Onur Özkam and Christian Bessière. verneglio had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Gianella - Tarquini, Armati, Nativo, Marcaccio - Rusconi, Siddi, Comensoli, Aletti - Mirto Randazzo, Sircana.

Fasic tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Barre - Kantz, Balaio, Torsson, Bonfanti - Moranduzzo, Vonov, Bellantone, Borro, Lecci - Macina.

A foul after 23 minutes resulted in a free kick. N. Comensoli cannonballed it, giving the home team the lead 1 - 0. T. Compagnoni was called on to replace Fasic's R. Macina after 32 minutes following a nasty collision. verneglio's L. Nativo saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 33 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. verneglio claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

verneglio's R. Tarquini got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Fasic, as I. Vonov left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. M. Campisano took his place on the field. What was G. Armati thinking? That's what everyone wondered when, for no apparent reason, he shot a cross pass over his own penalty area, giving E. Lecci an extra chance, but unfortunately for Fasic, he didn't get the shot right. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in verneglio's E. Mirto Randazzo increasing the lead to 2 - 0. 76 minutes into the game, M. Campisano had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Feiferovas. O. Kantz stunned the crowd with a brilliant counterattack from the left, giving Fasic the goal to make it 2 - 1. F. Torsson made a good effort at breaking through on the right, but the home team's left defence cleared the ball to a corner. Fasic's G. Moranduzzo was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 88 minutes. P. Aletti increased the lead for verneglio to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! By now, the players in verneglio felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Possession in this half belonged to verneglio, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

Most important verneglio player was V. Rusconi. L. Nativo turned in a dismal performance, however. Fasic's best player was G. Moranduzzo. However, A. Feiferovas made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.