COPACABANA1982 1 - 4 burattini (381752148)

25943 spectators had come to Stadio Paolo Maldini this cloudy day. Ommo Monts was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ketil Brandt and Ákos Lattmann. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for COPACABANA1982. The following players had been chosen: Schorpion - Mazzacurati, D'Agostino - Abrahamsen, Ascani, Ferracioli, Matassa, de Leijer - Giambertone, Hendriksma, Frattini.

burattini decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Magnone - Marsala, Niskanen, Laus - Aprea, Civiello, Serpellini, Di Gianfrancesco, Matelig - Gambini, Pischl.

S. Del Greco was called on to replace COPACABANA1982's M. Ascani after 14 minutes following a nasty collision. 21 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for COPACABANA1982 to take the lead after a good cross from the right found G. Frattini alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. burattini's P. Pischl got himself booked for a foul. S. Marsala gave the visitors the lead 32 minutes into the match to make it 0 - 1. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball in the penalty area. With 38 minutes played, P. Pischl nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. After 42 minutes, the defensive line of burattini created a counterattack through the middle that gave G. Matelig a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The referee showed burattini's S. Marsala the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. COPACABANA1982's C. Schorpion went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. A drive down the left side allowed P. Serpellini to get in close and score another goal for burattini after 44 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. burattini enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

P. Pischl came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over C. Schorpion but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. burattini's E. Aprea was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - P. Pischl managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 0 - 3 after 73 minutes. N. de Leijer sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from P. Abrahamsen after 76 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 3. P. Serpellini of burattini took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 77 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 1 - 4. By now, the players in burattini felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The coach of burattini was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 80 minutes, A. Cantaro came on for S. Marsala. P. Pischl became the new burattini captain. Possession in this half belonged to burattini, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

COPACABANA1982's best player was G. Frattini. On the other hand, P. Abrahamsen's play was disheartening. burattini's top performer was clearly P. Serpellini. P. Gambini was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 4.