Virtus 1 - 2 Rumacataiossi (381756597)

41134 punters turned up at Talamo Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Karl Hagbrant was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jelle Gaffar and Anatole Pape. Virtus tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Vega - Theiler, Leta, Gamalero - Giacomelli, Scolozzi, Lardo, Miani, Carrasco - Zerpa, Trombetti.

Rumacataiossi started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Decraemer - Armillei, Freghetti, Avellino - Knirsch, Milat, Passet, Joób, Carioca - Robinsson, Nessby.

J. Milat had a good try after 4 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. There was concern in the stands when, at the 13 minute mark, Virtus's S. Giacomelli hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, A. Armillei got himself booked. The manager of Rumacataiossi was not happy. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Virtus, with 56 percent of the ball.

After 47 minutes, the Virtus coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving S. Giacomelli off the field. A. Shima took his place. Virtus had a chance to take the lead after R. Miani's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 53 minutes. J. Milat finished off the counterattack of Rumacataiossi from the left rather easily, making the score 0 - 1. After 69 minutes, Rumacataiossi's A. Armillei burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. The Virtus players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. Virtus refused to be intimidated and, breaking through the middle, M. Trombetti managed to slip the ball home for 1 - 2. M. Trombetti made a superb strike after 79 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. Virtus had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Virtus's best player was O. Scolozzi. A. Shima on the other hand, had a terrible day. Rumacataiossi's top performer was clearly P. Robinsson. D. Nessby turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.