Astoria 2 - 1 Torolè (381787218)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Ayrton Senna Stadium saw a crowd turnout of 18310. Friedmar Traxler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Frano Plavšin and August ''Pösko'' Åkerell. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Astoria. Lineup: Sloot - Hey, García, Della Rovere - Mathiasson, Garcia, Ozols, De Natale - Hilders, Hulswit, Horbacz.

Torolè had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Perinu - Asara, Titini, Pontani - Calabrese, Aresta, Padrini, Grammatico - Kapeller, Grana, Polinari.

5 minutes into the game, C. Polinari almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. P. Grana hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Torolè's A. Calabrese an easy chance to knock it in for 0 - 1. With 24 minutes played, Astoria's G. De Natale found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. With 38 minutes gone, Astoria had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, G. De Natale did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Astoria had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

After 72 minutes of game time, A. Calabrese had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but R. Sloot was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. H. Hey charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Astoria, but the shot went well wide of the goal. 77 minutes in, Astoria's M. García received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 83 minutes of play, G. De Natale equalised for Astoria after an elegant attack from the right. Astoria took the lead 84 minutes in, as P. Mathiasson broke through on the left and put the 2 - 1 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Astoria, with 52 percent of the ball.

Astoria's best player was K. Hulswit. On the other hand, G. Della Rovere's play was disheartening. The most dominating Torolè player was without a doubt P. Grana. E. Grammatico on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.