Devis 2 - 0 Ghiaccio (381736034)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 37320 at Devis F.C. Arena today. Timo Levi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hugo Grunewald and Marcos Inausti. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Devis. Lineup: Formichi - Gerolstein, Neukäufer, Marjamaa, Bello - Nutter, Beenkens, Gobbens, Karremans - Houdart, Fernández.

Ghiaccio started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Bertero - 世清 (Shiqing), Bizzozero, Pandini, Muratori, Zintu - Baillon, Lai, Musto, Mariani - Fontaine.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Ghiaccio. Ghiaccio almost scored after a swift counterattack 30 minutes into the game, but A. Lai put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. Devis's C. Bello left the field after 39 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was C. Corpaci. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Devis enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

With 52 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Ghiaccio resulted in a counterattack that set G. Fontaine free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Devis took the lead 68 minutes in, as W. Beenkens broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Devis to 2 - 0 as W. Neukäufer finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Confident in their lead, Devis's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Devis had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

Devis's best player was G. Formichi. C. Corpaci turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Ghiaccio player was L. Muratori. However, A. Lai made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 0.