aléCIOCIARIalé 1 - 1 ssh78 (381740443)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 22519 at MATUSA today. Jacob Hougaard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Claus Magg and Israel Dupuis. aléCIOCIARIalé started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Habl - Sosa, Vallefuoco, Fieri - Verespataky, Laing, Felasca, Federigui, Cannata - Lagerskär, Barbacana.

ssh78 tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Lineup: Lucioni - Paavisto, Crescitelli, Raspo, Budigna, Paşca - De Angeli, Leszczyński, Bekisz - Shtukin, Săndulescu.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of ssh78. M. Federigui was very close to giving aléCIOCIARIalé the lead with an ingenious free kick routine 2 minutes into the match, but the ball just grazed the bar. A foul called during a ssh78 counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but I. Shtukin's shot rattled off the post. aléCIOCIARIalé created a good opportunity to score 24 minutes into the match when C. Laing's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. After 25 minutes ssh78 tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, D. Săndulescu's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. C. Crescitelli showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for ssh78 after 31 minutes to make the score 0 - 1. 34 minutes into the match, aléCIOCIARIalé's M. Federigui maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. aléCIOCIARIalé had most of the ball, with 73 percent of possession.

ssh78 had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 57 minutes in when D. Budigna came up alone against M. Habl who managed a block. aléCIOCIARIalé could have put themselves ahead after 70 minutes but A. Barbacana missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. aléCIOCIARIalé had a good opportunity to take the lead as M. Federigui came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of G. Lucioni. 80 minutes into the game, aléCIOCIARIalé wanted to bring some new energy to their game. K. Lagerskär gave G. Pérez a quick hug as he left the field. ssh78 mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 81 minutes, but C. Paşca was unable to convert from short range. aléCIOCIARIalé claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 75 percent.

A. Barbacana performed admirably for aléCIOCIARIalé. C. Sosa was a disappointment, however. ssh78's top performer was clearly I. Shtukin. However, G. Raspo made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.