Juventus 2 - 3 Stilo06 (381829346)

A scorching day at Betta Stadium, where 19827 spectators were in place for today's match. Stanley Stoner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marcelo Iván Romero and Francesco Barletta. Juventus decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. They fielded: Strangis - Nini, Lolini - Pagnini, Rivoltella, Gualandi, Bajrovič, Piva - Frusciante, Fonteles, Dagostino.

Stilo06 had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Jouis - Maier, Gorky, Rathebe - Jugović, Xammar, Boudot, Galant, Kostecki - Korvenpää, Bońkowski.

12 minutes into the game, T. Rathebe was a hair's breadth away from giving Stilo06 the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by M. Strangis saved the home team that time. M. Xammar of Stilo06 was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. After 25 minutes Stilo06's G. Maier limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. D. Dagostino gave Juventus the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Juventus's G. Pagnini increasing the lead to 2 - 0. Ater 35 minutes T. Rathebe seized on an opportunistic attack from the right, and scored for Stilo06 making it 2 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Juventus, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

G. Fonteles's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. The visitors' T. Boudot was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 2 - 2 after 56 minutes. 62 minutes in, Stilo06's M. Korvenpää received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. M. Korvenpää came close to putting the visiting team one up 65 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but M. Strangis managed to tip the ball to a corner. Stilo06's M. Xammar managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 66 minutes. 2 - 3. It wasn't a good day at all for M. Lolini. His powerful style of play just didn't fit the bill on this warm day. Juventus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Juventus's top performer was clearly G. Fonteles. On the other hand, E. Nini's play was disheartening. M. Korvenpää performed admirably for Stilo06. However, P. Bońkowski made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 3.