Petrignano 3 - 1 marcellino (382240591)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 6646 that came out to Petrignano Arena. Guido Fecher was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Balázs Kávai and Tristan Bos. The derby had been the talk of Umbria all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Petrignano. They fielded: Brandenstein - Simonetti, Masina, Paddeu, Vestuti - Cerova, Pezzali, Saraceni, Raponi - Meles, Diamanti.

marcellino decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Cicotti - Arconte, Dinarelli, Trucillo, Caltran - Areniello, Maioli, Gregoroni, Cotecchia - Coser, Trenta.

The Petrignano free kick 8 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of C. Vestuti, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 0! 19 minutes into the game, Petrignano were awarded a penalty that A. Simonetti turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. The visitors got a chance to pulling one back after 20 minutes, due to a defensive blunder leaving F. Coser completely unmarked. His strike was pathetic though, easy prey for the home side's keeper. 22 minutes in, marcellino's C. Cotecchia received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, G. Meles of Petrignano spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by marcellino, with 53 percent of the ball.

C. Saraceni found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. R. Diamanti dispatched a majestic long shot 69 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. With 72 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of marcellino resulted in a counterattack that set E. Caltran free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. The referee showed marcellino's E. Caltran the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. With 81 minutes played, Petrignano put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to R. Diamanti, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. The players of Petrignano now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. M. Zuccarello was called on to replace Petrignano's G. Meles after 82 minutes following a nasty collision. An awe-inspiring free kick by A. Arconte of marcellino resulted in a goal 84 minutes into the game! 3 - 1 was the new score. With 85 minutes played, I. Cerova could have brought this one home for Petrignano as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. C. Vestuti of Petrignano received a yellow card after 86 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 87 minutes into the game, marcellino's attack got through on the right, but M. Trenta couldn't handle the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. marcellino had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Most important Petrignano player was R. Diamanti. C. Saraceni was a disappointment, however. The most dominating marcellino player was without a doubt F. Dinarelli. S. Cicotti turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 1.