Aia 5 - 0 skorpion24 (382123760)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 3980 to Bybyana Stadium. Gilberto Levesque was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anthony Hacquin and Tommy Tornskog. Aia tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Schlienger - Longari, Risso, Bikov, Di Salvo - Tillier, Faugeron, Aerden, Lopar - Tomasini, Willis.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for skorpion24. Lineup: Licursi - Amadori, Petullà, Mosca, Gabbiadini - Degortes, Liburdi, Pelamatti, Scardino - Formenti, Iannotti.

Aia used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. After 4 minutes of play, M. Willis gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. Cheers filled the stadium as J. Risso broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to Aia. After 15 minutes, M. Tomasini put Aia ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Aia pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Aia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 77 percent of possession.

48 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as M. Tomasini broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for Aia. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Aia lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 65 minutes into the match M. Willis put Aia ahead 5 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. skorpion24's E. Gabbiadini got himself booked for a foul. Aia's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. The sunny day didn't make things easy for R. Longari who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. At this time in the match, Aia were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. The pressing tactics used by Aia were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Aia had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.

L. Aerden performed admirably for Aia. O. Schlienger was a disappointment, however. The most dominating skorpion24 player was without a doubt E. Mosca. G. Iannotti turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 0.