puzzuzzese 0 - 8 Laziopoli (381852527)

The 12000 fans in attendance at "La Bernarda Pelosa" were roasting in the hot sun. Joshua Stebler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kamiel Andries and Yakir Amihai. puzzuzzese had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Monforte - Di Gaudio, Medeossi, Salvaggio, Marin - Veri, Smoraldi, De Franco, Prestandrea - Demarchi, Marcheggiani.

Laziopoli decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Pitta Groz - Chachurski, Eznariaga - Hamernik, Zinner, Efsun, Issele, Miraball - Bucka, Huremović, Feraru.

The sun seemed to put T. Demarchi in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. The referee showed puzzuzzese's C. Smoraldi the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Down the middle came A. Bucka, making a fantastic play that nearly had Laziopoli take the lead after 13 minutes, but U. Monforte preserved the tie. With 18 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. C. Feraru put the ball away for 0 - 1. After 23 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave H. Chachurski a chance to increase the lead for Laziopoli, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. After this, you could see that the players of Laziopoli were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Some fine movement on the left led to a Laziopoli goal after 24 minutes, making it 0 - 3. J. Hamernik was noted down as the scorer. Halftime score was 0 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Laziopoli, with 78 percent of the ball.

J. Hamernik received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 53 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 4. The Laziopoli fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Laziopoli increased the lead to 0 - 5 as C. Miraball scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. The visitors added to their lead 67 minutes into the game, after a sensational penalty kick by Laziopoli's C. Miraball slid just past the home keeper. 0 - 6. The visitors' C. Issele took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 69 minutes into the match. 0 - 7 for Laziopoli. A drive down the left side allowed A. Bucka to get in close and score another goal for Laziopoli after 81 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 8. Possession in this half belonged to Laziopoli, who controlled the ball 83 percent of the time.

puzzuzzese's best player was T. Demarchi. On the other hand, U. Monforte's play was disheartening. A. Huremović performed admirably for Laziopoli. H. Chachurski was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 8.