Sancho 4 - 1 COPACABANA1982 (381752160)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 30665 had shown up at Il Cilindro for the match. Arild Halvorsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anders Lundhholt and Carlos Puig. Sancho tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Tessaro - Bolognesi, Malaguti, Paez - Bažo, Nini, Dellai, Annoni, Cardoso - Capitani, Čiklić.

COPACABANA1982 had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Schorpion - Pappalardo, D'Agostino - Abrahamsen, Del Greco, Ferracioli, Ascani, de Leijer - Frattini, Hendriksma, Giambertone.

S. Čiklić gave Sancho the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 Sancho managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when S. Bažo cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Sancho, with 56 percent of the ball.

After 68 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by M. Capitani might have resulted in another goal for Sancho. However, C. Schorpion made a spectacular save. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Sancho to 3 - 0 as M. Capitani finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. After this, you could see that the players of Sancho were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 78 minutes into the game, Sancho were awarded a penalty that T. Bolognesi turned into 4 - 0 without a problem. COPACABANA1982's S. Del Greco was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 79 minutes. M. Capitani had a fantastic opportunity to put Sancho up another goal 80 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. COPACABANA1982 reduced the deficit to 4 - 1 with a penalty placed perfectly beside the left post by P. Abrahamsen. With 89 minutes gone, COPACABANA1982's S. Del Greco had to leave the pitch after talking back to the referee and receiving his second booking. Possession in this half belonged to Sancho, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

Sancho's best player was S. Čiklić. O. Dellai was a disappointment, however. G. Frattini performed admirably for COPACABANA1982. However, P. Abrahamsen made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 1.