Caseificio 1 - 7 perla (382232872)

Clear skies welcomed the 6286 spectators who had made their way to Caseificio D'Anna Arena. Jean-Jacques Meyer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Martial Cognet and José Luis Atarés. Caseificio tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Cuccurullo - Perri, Ombelli, Curto Pelle, Galtarossa - Laschi, Palasciano, Ottone, Mammoliti - Ponzi, Li Causi.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for perla. Lineup: Carluccio - Del Fabro, Floretta, Chiara, Stirparo - Ortolani, Omicini, Valtorta, Pariota - Cocilovo, Lori.

Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 10 minutes into the match left perla's G. Cocilovo completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. With 17 minutes played, Caseificio's G. Laschi found an opening in the visitors' left side defence, but his shot was handled easily by the keeper. G. Cocilovo earned a rousing chorus of cheers from his fans as he seemed to come out of nowhere after 25 minutes to intercept the ball and put it in the back of the net for perla. 0 - 2. The players of perla now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. M. Curto Pelle still has a lot to learn. For instance, he should know not to make half-hearted passes in front of M. Lori, who easily scored for perla, making it 0 - 3. With 31 minutes gone, E. Floretta suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by perla caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. 0 - 3 was the halftime score. perla claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

A penalty was awarded after 54 minutes, and V. Del Fabro made the most of his chance to put perla up by another goal. 0 - 4 for the visitors. Caseificio's M. Curto Pelle got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 1 - 4. The visitors' P. Ortolani took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 72 minutes into the match. 1 - 5 for perla. M. Pariota made one of his many fine passes from the wing into the middle 73 minutes into the match. M. Lori bravely attempted to execute a diving header and the ball was met firmly with his forehead for perla. 1 - 6. Some fine movement on the left led to a perla goal after 75 minutes, making it 1 - 7. P. Ortolani was noted down as the scorer. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Cocilovo from perla a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 76 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by perla, with 54 percent of the ball.

F. Galtarossa performed admirably for Caseificio. R. Li Causi turned in a dismal performance, however. perla's best player was G. Cocilovo. F. Carluccio on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 7.