maiali 2 - 0 spari (382076322)

Clear skies welcomed the 12000 spectators who had made their way to cupone. Ragnar Irsjö was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Aridane Cacho and Alessandro 'The President' Casula. maiali had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. Starters: Neistason - Di Grancio, Rughetti, Broendsted, Amanpour - Al-Taie, Dylev, Pollux - Marinangeli, Susuri, Magagnoli.

spari tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Marder - Zuccaro, Sigalini, Deplano, Agostini - Troiano, Dattomi, Falciasecca, Menon - Bianciardi, Urbani.

S. Susuri gave maiali 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 There was concern in the stands when, at the 33 minute mark, spari's M. Zuccaro hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. E. Pollux of maiali seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 2 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by F. Amanpour. It was 2 - 0 at the break. maiali claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 62 percent.

The referee showed maiali's K. Broendsted the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. maiali put in a good effort on the right, but D. Rughetti saw his volley fly wide of the mark 53 minutes into the game. With 68 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of spari resulted in a counterattack that set O. Urbani free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. E. Pollux could have put maiali up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 69 minutes. maiali's L. Marinangeli saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 81 minutes. P. Strano was called on to replace spari's M. Zuccaro after 86 minutes following a nasty collision. Possession in this half belonged to maiali, who controlled the ball 70 percent of the time.

The most dominating maiali player was without a doubt S. Susuri. However, I. Dylev made a disastrous appearance. spari's top performer was clearly O. Urbani. P. Marder was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.