Gonfie 2 - 2 imbattuto (381801952)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 20547 had shown up at Nel filo spinato for the match. Isko Kurri was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Heiko Mockritz and Vitus Krauer. Gonfie started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Knipper - 廷伦 (Tinglun), Simões, Slippens - Ťoupal, Rizzo, Barreira, Bartoš, Mark - Taiola, van Mastrigt.

imbattuto tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Sorbara - Galli, Karlsson, Kuth - Diodato, Ducharme, Willach, Spanu, Przybyła - Pollo, Valmassoi.

Gonfie clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. It was almost a goal for Gonfie following R. Slippens's good header after a corner, it went just over the bar though. With 22 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. A. Valmassoi put the ball away for 0 - 1. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Gonfie, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. A drive down the left side allowed W. Kuth to get in close and score another goal for imbattuto after 34 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. imbattuto's D. Przybyła had seen it all before, so he waited patiently for the right opportunity. He would get no better chance than the one he took, but his shot was deftly blocked by the keeper. 36 minutes had been played and the home team was awarded a penalty. The guests' keeper dived the right way, but R. Barreira was still able to reduce the score to 1 - 2. Gonfie were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. After 42 minutes of play, R. Barreira evened things up for Gonfie with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 2 - 2. 2 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Gonfie, with 59 percent of the ball.

As the 60 minute mark approached, the Gonfie coach decided it was time for a substitution. A. van Mastrigt reluctantly made way for T. Sveen on the pitch. After 65 minutes, the Gonfie coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving F. Rizzo off the field. L. Reekers took his place. R. Slippens was handed the Gonfie captain's armband. 70 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Gonfie substitution. R. Terho came on for R. Slippens. H. Simões became the new Gonfie captain. With 80 minutes played Š. Ťoupal almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Gonfie enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

V. Bartoš performed admirably for Gonfie. P. Knipper was a disappointment, however. imbattuto's top performer was clearly A. Valmassoi. A. Diodato on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 2.