MilanMatera 1 - 3 Football (382120287)

The 6020 spectators at XXSettembre were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Asbjørn Sandvik was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jordi Wigchert and Jorge Contreras Casado. MilanMatera started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Ruda - Sobrinho, van Meerkerk, Furiani - Donnarumma, Rovandi, Ingvason, Zingaretti, Caldana - Guanaes, Sumant.

Football had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Uyco - Tremone, Pasquale, Crusco - Călugăr, Tardini, Kubić, Barozzi, Baudaffi - Scuteri, Sanluis.

MilanMatera saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Football took a creative approach on the field. The cannonball from 35 metres by D. Zingaretti of MilanMatera was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. The sun seemed to put D. van Meerkerk in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. Attacking on the wings was the choice for MilanMatera, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. MilanMatera fans held their breath as P. Guanaes scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. MilanMatera enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

After 70 minutes, Football switched S. Scuteri with S. Dogliani, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Football needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes L. Sanluis made way for E. Bacchini. With 70 minutes played, the Football coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. N. Klærke came on, A. Călugăr had to leave the fray. M. Crusco was handed the Football captain's armband. The heat made it a terrible day for G. Donnarumma, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. E. Bacchini didn't pace himself at all, and after a series of daring offensive runs he was too tired to help out in the defensive play. 84 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as D. Baudaffi struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. Players in MilanMatera heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. With 87 minutes played G. Donnarumma almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. The guests took the lead 89 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in P. Tardini scoring to make it 1 - 2. After 89 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave T. Tremone a chance to increase the lead for Football, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 3. Football had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

MilanMatera's top performer was clearly A. Sumant. However, B. Furiani made a disastrous appearance. D. Baudaffi performed admirably for Football. S. Dogliani turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 3.