Benares 1 - 1 RISCOSSA (382114786)

4260 spectators had come to Benares Team Arena this cloudy day. Henrik Fjelland was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hilario Pérez Frías and Fredy Brobst. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Benares. Lineup: Negrini - Di Gaetano, Myrtollari, De Gregori, Zaghis - Saba, Pistone, Moraglio, Nannoni - Caldana, Vâlceanu.

RISCOSSA started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Caranfa - Landi, Di Tuccio, Passadore, Sattanino - Comparato, Trevelin, Palmentieri, Bevilacqua - Iafrate, Tartamella.

After 26 minutes, RISCOSSA were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. A. Iafrate did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, D. Vâlceanu got himself booked. The manager of Benares was not happy. After 37 minutes, P. Di Gaetano sent the corner kick right to L. Saba who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 0! The crowd was silenced 39 minutes into the match as the visiting team's G. Tartamella came in from the left, levelling the score to 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Benares, with 53 percent of the ball.

RISCOSSA's A. Iafrate was shown a yellow card after 71 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Benares were forced into a substitution as G. Moraglio couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing L. Berlinghieri to come in off the bench. F. Nannoni of Benares was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Benares claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

Most important Benares player was A. Caldana. L. Berlinghieri was a disappointment, however. The most dominating RISCOSSA player was without a doubt S. Bevilacqua. On the other hand, B. Caranfa's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 1.