Giardina 11 - 0 como (382177678)

The crowd of 11893 turning up at Tana Del Lupo today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Pedro Lombardero was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dimitry Pister and Yoann Audibert. Giardina decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. Lineup: Pergolini - Jaroma, Piccinonno - Montemurro, Bauder, Vittorioso, Comina, Castiglia - Caprarelli, Petta, Poggi.

como had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: D'Abrosca - Petaros, Tecco, Russo, Mercandelli - Feola, Stiletto, Alegi, Correcig - D'Adorante, Rigoli.

Giardina demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. After 9 minutes of play, R. Poggi gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. F. Vittorioso of Giardina received a yellow card after 27 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. In a rapid move 33 minutes into the match, G. Petta of Giardina lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked R. Poggi who easily hit it home to make it 2 - 0. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. R. Piccinonno squirmed through their central defence after 35 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. With 36 minutes played, R. Poggi of Giardina fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Cheers filled the stadium as A. Bauder broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Giardina. There was concern in the stands when, at the 40 minute mark, Giardina's V. Pergolini hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. After 40 minutes, Giardina raised their score by one when M. Montemurro's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by R. Poggi. 5 - 0. At that, R. Poggi was noted down for a hat trick! The players of Giardina now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Giardina scored another to make it 6 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for R. Piccinonno after 42 minutes. Given a free kick close to the byline, Giardina tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let M. Montemurro slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 7 - 0, 43 minutes into the game. 7 - 0 was the halftime score. Giardina enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 77 percent of possession.

49 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as F. Vittorioso broke through, making the score 8 - 0 for Giardina. A great save by keeper L. D'Abrosca after 50 minutes kept the visitors in the game after F. Vittorioso struck from the left with a real cannonball. After 56 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and A. Bauder gave the Giardina supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 9 - 0. G. Petta did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. After 73 minutes, G. Comina put Giardina ahead 10 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Giardina increased the lead as A. Bauder struck to make the score 11 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for A. Bauder. Giardina claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 81 percent.

Most important Giardina player was Z. Caprarelli. On the other hand, L. Castiglia's play was disheartening. como's top performer was clearly S. Petaros. L. D'Abrosca was a disappointment, however. The match ends 11 - 0.