juvalda 0 - 2 SPILLO (382428550)

Dark skies made the crowd of 3059 at juventude arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Giuseppe Merenda was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Michaël D'imstenraedt and Heiko Brandt. juvalda started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Dolmetta - Beccari, Stublla, Giovannetti, Lo Piano - Rivelloni, Giulianelli, Romaggioli, Mocciolo - Lippolis, Pecchinenda.

SPILLO decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: De Blechere - Ortu, Berbeglia, Migliavacca, Pappone - Betti, Cabrini, Catalucci, Magro - Nonnoi, Rampinini.

After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 32 minutes that gave the visitors the 0 - 1 lead. Despite the controversy, P. Ortu struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. juvalda's D. Romaggioli was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 33 minutes. After 34 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave F. Rampinini a chance to increase the lead for SPILLO, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. The players of SPILLO now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. W. Dolmetta got a fingertip on F. Rampinini's shot from the left 36 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. 38 minutes in, SPILLO's F. Pappone received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, E. Magro would have put SPILLO up another goal 40 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. SPILLO enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

SPILLO's F. Nonnoi made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 64 minutes into the match. G. Mocciolo challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 72 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 83 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called juvalda's E. Giulianelli to one side and produced a red card for the player. SPILLO were forced into a substitution as S. Berbeglia couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing S. Brambillia to come in off the bench. SPILLO claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

M. Rivelloni performed admirably for juvalda. W. Dolmetta on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important SPILLO player was F. Migliavacca. On the other hand, E. De Blechere's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 2.