HackerBlues 3 - 5 prezzarock (382086829)

1760 spectators arrived at Jazz Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Mats ''Bosen'' Utterström was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Balthasar Schaus and Bjarne Iversen. HackerBlues started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Fiorese - Popone, Cogo, Taddei, Anedda - Bizzocchi, Massa, Capobianco, Pescarmona - Palombarini, Andracchio.

prezzarock decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Pezzano - Tursi, Rotatori, Coşeraru, Tonfoni - Petrosino, Galletti, Ostolaza, Omazzi - De Simone, Zarriello.

prezzarock displayed their ability to play creatively. F. Popone caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 8 minutes. This gave HackerBlues the 1 - 0 lead. D. Zarriello tied the game at 1 - 1 after 18 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. With 20 minutes gone, HackerBlues had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, G. Bizzocchi did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. 1 - 2 was the score with 21 minutes played, after D. Zarriello cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for prezzarock. The visitors' D. Zarriello took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 25 minutes into the match. 1 - 3 for prezzarock. By then D. Zarriello had scored three goals - a hat trick! prezzarock's A. Omazzi was shown a yellow card after 30 minutes for slicing down an opponent. It was 1 - 3 at the break. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when R. Taddei scored after a brilliant midfield combination through the centre, reducing the lead to 2 - 3. 71 minutes in, and HackerBlues were able to score the equalising goal to make it 3 - 3 when G. Bizzocchi picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. 72 minutes in, HackerBlues's G. Massa received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. E. Petrosino's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert E. De Simone was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for prezzarock. 3 - 4. M. Capobianco charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for HackerBlues, but the shot went well wide of the goal. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Capobianco from HackerBlues a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 80 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! prezzarock came close to extending their lead as E. De Simone delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 85 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Some fine passing in the middle of the pitch, carving open the away defence, should have led to a goal for HackerBlues, but G. Massa's shot went over the bar. E. Petrosino was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by G. Galletti, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. After 89 minutes, prezzarock sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached R. Rotatori, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 3 - 5. HackerBlues claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

C. Andracchio performed admirably for HackerBlues. G. Fiorese on the other hand, had a terrible day. prezzarock's best player was E. De Simone. On the other hand, N. Pezzano's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 5.