761-176 2 - 2 Thunder2969 (381908139)

The 14848 spectators at Banda Bassotti Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Jean-Jacques Penloup was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alojzije Tadin and Sherwood Reiter. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for 761-176. Starters: Tomic - Anaia, Paravagna, Moša - Henri, Težak, Unkrig-Kremer, Kożuszek - Felentzer, Børgesen, Kleier.

Thunder2969 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Palombarini - D'Avanzo, Jensterle, Senatore - Sijerković, Ribalaiga, Muñoz, Piccinato, Dall'Acqua - Neumann, Baumans.

Thunder2969 were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. 761-176 had to make a substitution after 23 minutes. J. Tomic limped off the field and was replaced by C. Altuve. S. Dall'Acqua's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. S. Dall'Acqua had a good try after 38 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. B. Kożuszek's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert M. Kleier was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for 761-176. 1 - 0. 761-176's J. Henri increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 40 minutes. It was obvious that Thunder2969 had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. Thunder2969 managed to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as S. Dall'Acqua finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. The crowd was silenced 42 minutes into the match as the visiting team's S. Dall'Acqua came in from the left, levelling the score to 2 - 2. It was 2 - 2 at the break. Thunder2969 had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

With 73 minutes played, A. Børgesen of 761-176 fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Attacking on the wings was the choice for Thunder2969, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. 78 minutes into the game, O. Baumans was a hair's breadth away from giving Thunder2969 the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by C. Altuve saved the home team that time. 81 minutes in, 761-176's T. Felentzer received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Thunder2969, as C. Muñoz left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. T. Zaccheo took his place on the field. After 86 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Thunder2969 was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Thunder2969, with 53 percent of the ball.

Most important 761-176 player was A. Børgesen. On the other hand, C. Paravagna's play was disheartening. N. Sijerković performed admirably for Thunder2969. T. Zaccheo turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 2.