warrior 1 - 9 B.T.V. (382182282)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and celtic warrior Arena saw a crowd turnout of 4551. Pierre Blanchard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Noldi Tut and Vlad Andronache. warrior tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Pizzingrilli - Paronetto, Cardelli, Lentini, Speerschneider - Mincone, Li Mandri, Scarlata, Dazzi - Cappellieri, Chiani.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for B.T.V.. They fielded: Randolo - Diciolla, Franceschi, Vazzoler, Gnoni - Gibbone, Borgia, Calderoni, Rosafio - Zanella, Marzano.

The visiting I. Franceschi was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 3 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. 4 minutes in, warrior's A. Cappellieri received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. warrior had to make a substitution after 5 minutes. G. Lentini limped off the field and was replaced by G. Raschellà. 6 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as P. Zanella finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. One of many good crosses from D. Dazzi on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by T. Chiani, who scored for warrior. 1 - 2 A drive down the left side allowed M. Calderoni to get in close and score another goal for B.T.V. after 26 minutes, taking the score to 1 - 3. P. Zanella hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving B.T.V.'s I. Franceschi an easy chance to knock it in for 1 - 4. At this point, it was obvious that the players of B.T.V. lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. With 34 minutes played, B.T.V. put themselves up 1 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was P. Vazzoler. Always quick on his feet, warrior's A. Cappellieri sped down the field after 35 minutes, but his pass to T. Chiani was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. After 36 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed A. Marzano to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 1 - 6. Halftime score was 1 - 6. B.T.V. claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

After 60 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for C. Rosafio who increased B.T.V.'s lead to 1 - 7. P. Vazzoler increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 1 - 8. 81 minutes into the match, I. Franceschi came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. 84 minutes into the game, T. Gibbone had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Caputi. B.T.V. increased their lead after 86 minutes when C. Rosafio broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 9, much to the home crowd's dismay. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by B.T.V., with 69 percent of the ball.

warrior's top performer was clearly L. Li Mandri. D. Pizzingrilli on the other hand, had a terrible day. A. Marzano performed admirably for B.T.V.. P. Gnoni was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 9.