Spazza 4 - 0 atletic (382255770)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 12100 that came out to Arena. Mark Lumaj was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sipke van Acht and Emil Rosca. Spazza started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Dello Buono - Daih, Borrello, Sinigaglia, D'Ortona - Lamandini, Santoponte, Bogunyà, Kandli - Secchi, Calcina.

atletic decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Giraldi - Kobler, Laroque, Petäjälahti, Dembrovschi - Orenén, Pin, Castaño, Uhrmann - Kjærsgaard, Kraljevski.

Spazza were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. atletic were determined to use their long shot ability. Spazza were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. Spazza took the lead 9 minutes in, as R. Daih broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 10 minutes into the match Spazza's M. Lamandini viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. atletic were forced into a substitution as M. Giraldi couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing G. Labisz to come in off the bench. G. Di Canio was called on to replace Spazza's F. Dello Buono after 33 minutes following a nasty collision. The home side's M. Calcina came close to extending the lead 34 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but G. Labisz managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 37 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when D. Kjærsgaard tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Spazza, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Players in Spazza heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Spazza increased the lead as N. Borrello struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. atletic's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 49 minutes gone, but D. Kjærsgaard's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Spazza to 3 - 0 as G. Secchi finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The players of Spazza now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 56 minutes into the match A. Santoponte put Spazza ahead 4 - 0 with a truly marvelous free kick. After a short break after 70 minutes, Spazza seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. A. Petäjälahti wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat. Spazza claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

Spazza's best player was G. Secchi. G. Di Canio on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating atletic player was without a doubt V. Pin. On the other hand, G. Labisz's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.