Atletico 3 - 1 DENIS09 (382434542)

7500 punters turned up at Fiorentina Park, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Riewerd Moonen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Martin Martin and Carlos Alberto Aquino. Atletico started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Tarabochia - Bisogno, Benvenutti, Cammarata, Santtirel - Perroni, Petter, Freizeit, Lecci - Andrisani, Marini.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for DENIS09. The following players took the field: Martinazzi - Furlanis, Convertino, Gamberini, Mariconti - Panero, Zampella, Rovatti, Santilicheri - Di Lonardo, Tortone.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 14 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from J. Perroni, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. 26 minutes in, DENIS09's E. Furlanis received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Atletico were forced into a substitution as U. Cammarata couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing M. Gadaleta to come in off the bench. With 32 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after S. Di Lonardo came through the middle, but his kick went wide. 34 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by L. Marini from C. Lecci's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for Atletico, making the score 2 - 0. L. Marini unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. A well-executed free kick by T. Bisogno after 36 minutes made it 3 - 0 for Atletico. By now, the players in Atletico felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Atletico had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

The home team's fans were upset when, after 66 minutes, the visiting E. Furlanis broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 3 - 1 was the score. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave T. Panero from DENIS09 a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 67 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Atletico, with 56 percent of the ball.

Atletico's best player was G. Andrisani. However, D. Tarabochia made a disastrous appearance. DENIS09's top performer was clearly S. Di Lonardo. D. Zampella on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.