cedda 1 - 1 country (381871770)

The 12000 fans in attendance at cedda babba stadium were roasting in the hot sun. Johan Kammholz was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ivan Alexandrov and Alessandro Ciaschini. cedda decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Foucault - Farucci, Cogonbrellas, Degrande, Lo Baido - Tolloi, Schümmer, Perronace, van der Bent - Meunier, Mihaylov.

country started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: D'Annunzio - Marin, Bohigas, Stremel - Droghini, Pannocchi, Dikkops, Gimondo, Calvagno - Fawer, Wirta.

cedda were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. country used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. The guests almost went up by a goal after 4 minutes when K. Dikkops came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. 0 - 1 was the score with 27 minutes played, after D. Gimondo cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for country. C. Tolloi of cedda was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The sun seemed to put C. Tolloi in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. G. Mihaylov charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for cedda, but the shot went well wide of the goal. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to country, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

E. Wirta could have put his team up another goal 51 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. P. Perronace could have scored for cedda with his free kick after 58 minutes, but the visitors' keeper just managed to get a hand on it. 67 minutes in, country's B. Fawer received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The crowd was on its feet 70 minutes into the match, as cedda's G. Lo Baido found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. 77 minutes into the match, country nearly took the lead, as A. Droghini broke through on the right. M. Foucault made the save, however. cedda had a chance to take the lead after C. Schümmer's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 79 minutes. country had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

The most dominating cedda player was without a doubt G. Meunier. However, G. Lo Baido made a disastrous appearance. Most important country player was K. Dikkops. A. Droghini on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 1.