grandebaba 4 - 0 Atletici (381776297)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 17744 that came out to Il Campino. Wallace MacSwan was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gizur Kortsson and Shlomi Miller. grandebaba had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Oldfield - Mendes Silva, Kodoň, Chicano, Beaudoux - Dethier, Glasauer, Derisbourg, Zarriello - Caniglia, Tisler.

Atletici decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. The following players took the field: Arco - Tsiskarashvili, Kulkarni, Kaunda, Cantillo, Mane - Wiegaertner, Musante, Velo, Cortellazzi - Buferli.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Atletici. grandebaba were very close to putting themselves one up after 11 minutes as F. Caniglia got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. S. Zarriello of grandebaba seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 1 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by F. Glasauer. With the clock showing 20 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Atletici resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by N. Velo in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. We may never know what F. Glasauer was thinking when he tried to pass the ball through a crowd of opponents. Luckily for him, Atletici's S. Wiegaertner somehow missed the wide open net. Atletici mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 25 minutes, but E. Buferli was unable to convert from short range. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why D. Kulkarni found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. grandebaba put in a good effort on the right, but P. Dethier saw his volley fly wide of the mark 27 minutes into the game. Halftime score was 1 - 0. grandebaba had most of the ball, with 66 percent of possession.

With 57 minutes played, grandebaba's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to S. Zarriello he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 2 - 0. grandebaba's F. Glasauer struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 3 - 0 after 68 minutes. grandebaba put themselves up 4 - 0 when F. Caniglia broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. At this point, it was obvious that the players of grandebaba lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Content with how the game was proceeding, the grandebaba coach let Z. Zajíc replace L. Tisler after 75 minutes. Atletici were able to mount several counterattacks, such as the impressive one after 89 minutes, but M. Mane lofted a free kick over the crossbar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by grandebaba, with 79 percent of the ball.

grandebaba's top performer was clearly P. Beaudoux. Z. Zajíc was a disappointment, however. Atletici's best player was E. Buferli. N. Velo turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 0.