Aston 4 - 1 neapolis73 (381915694)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 25723 had shown up at Aston Bidda Arena for the match. Markus Pferschy was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carlos Enrique Noriega and Koos Gielen. Aston tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Magnusson - Gaias, Gaias - Maestripieri, Calò, Chak, Mondini, Montalti - Fresu, Ardilla, Ciuffo.

neapolis73 decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: ó hÉalaighthe - Dydek, Baldaro, Jarmołowicz - Diegel, Chrostowski, Quevedo, Bordin, Angeloni - Slegt, Devolder.

Aston clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. neapolis73 used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Aston's A. Maestripieri tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Aston took the lead after 22 minutes as a result of R. Fresu's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. 24 minutes in, Aston's R. Fresu received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 25 minutes, Aston did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, A. Maestripieri was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 0. Aston's T. Calò saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 26 minutes. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Aston enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

The away team improved the scoreline to 2 - 1, as Z. Devolder struck home, set up well by a play on the left 49 minutes into the match. neapolis73 had a chance to level the score as A. Slegt suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. Aston managed to extend their lead to 3 - 1 when M. Montalti cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The players of Aston now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Baldaro from neapolis73 a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 65 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! H. Quevedo of neapolis73 received a yellow card after 67 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. G. Baldaro got left behind when Aston's D. Ciuffo made a sudden run forward after 72 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 4 - 1! Possession in this half belonged to Aston, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

M. Chak performed admirably for Aston. However, L. Magnusson made a disastrous appearance. neapolis73's best player was A. Slegt. T. ó hÉalaighthe was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.