Fulmineiro 4 - 0 dastardly (381810643)

16408 punters turned up at Inferno GialloNero, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Enrico Cabiddu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mieczysław Drewniok and Erasmo Rancati. Fulmineiro started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Kjellstedt - Hartlauer, Polani, Klisarov - Amor, van der Toorn, Mück, Chocho, Acocella - Carvalho Barbosa, Cocor.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for dastardly. The following players had been chosen: Fossanova - Lodewijckx, Ferolla, Casula - Castryck, Julina, Wöltgens, Leriche, Sbragi - Merklin, Gobern.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 11 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from P. Chocho, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Fulmineiro solidified their lead at the 18 minute mark, as B. van der Toorn dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. The home side's V. Amor came close to extending the lead 29 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but M. Fossanova managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. With 32 minutes played, B. van der Toorn could have brought this one home for Fulmineiro as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Fulmineiro, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

S. Cocor left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 67 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. D. Signori was the replacement. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Fulmineiro's D. Signori increasing the lead to 3 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of Fulmineiro were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Fulmineiro increased the lead as G. Carvalho Barbosa struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. With 87 minutes played, Fulmineiro's M. Hartlauer almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Fulmineiro had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Most important Fulmineiro player was G. Carvalho Barbosa. D. Signori turned in a dismal performance, however. G. Leriche performed admirably for dastardly. G. Casula was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.