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29806 spectators arrived at Teatro del calcio d'altri tempi, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Tomáš Bidnár was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dirk Randolf Olsberg and Vassilis 'Il Principe' Mpougatselis. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for road. They fielded: Šteffl - La Malfa, Štědrý, Cucco - Aleric, Bardeau, Nissim, Graça, Jarmer - Romanello, Danciu.

Zena started off with a 5-5-0 lineup. The following players took the field: Hayman - Käpylä, Parodi, Salvato, Graffi, Sarıçiçek - Arent, Słota, Maragkozis, Şova, Hardung -.

Zena used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. road's J. Jarmer tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. At this time in the match, Zena were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Zena's D. Arent placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but O. Hardung couldn't finish. A foul after 34 minutes resulted in a free kick. S. Nissim cannonballed it, giving the home team the lead 1 - 0. T. Österflod was called on to replace road's S. Nissim after 35 minutes following a nasty collision. 38 minutes into the game, road were awarded a penalty that S. Danciu turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. Zena's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. road had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

road solidified their lead at the 56 minute mark, as J. Jarmer dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of road were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Zena needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 60 minutes N. Graffi made way for H. Einasto. Zena's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. The road players could smell victory in the air. S. Danciu wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Ashurst after 75 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to road, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

F. Romanello performed admirably for road. T. Österflod on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Zena player was Ş. Şova. E. Parodi turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.

Rating details

Midfield solid (high) inadequate (high) 27 19 7/20 5/20
Right defence formidable (high) brilliant (high) 35 43 9/20 11/20
Central defence outstanding (high) magnificent (low) 39 46 10/20 12/20
Left defence brilliant (low) magnificent (low) 42 46 11/20 12/20
Right attack solid (very high) poor (very high) 28 12 7/20 3/20
Central attack solid (high) disastrous (very high) 27 4 7/20 1/20
Left attack excellent (very low) poor (very high) 29 12 8/20 3/20
 
Indirect set pieces
Defence solid (low) passable (low) 26 22 7/20 6/20
Attack solid (very low) weak (very high) 25 16 7/20 4/20
 
Team attitude (Hidden) (Hidden)
Tactic Normal Pressing
Tactic skill (no tactic) formidable (no tactic) 9 9/20
 
Average midfield solid (high) inadequate (high) 27 19 7/20 5/20
Average defence outstanding (high) magnificent (very low) 39 45 10/20 12/20
Average attack solid (very high) poor (very low) 28 9 7/20 3/20
Total average excellent (high) passable (very high) 31 24 8/20 7/20
 
 
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