The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 45993 had shown up at
Giuseppe Meazza for the match.
Simon Schmitt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Afonso Leal and
Knut Berentsen.
Internazionale had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation.
They fielded: Giovannoni - Ingellind, Parmentola, Riedmüller - Nicolay, Kassel, Frandsen, Görner, Roller - Kuchmiy, Turuelo.
A 5-5-0 alignment was the formation of choice for Alsontia.
Lineup: Panzeta - Escobar, Patard, Clément, Kettenhofen, Gengler - Helminger, Ley, Garon, Dusseldorf, Grimaldi -.
With 11 minutes gone, Internazionale had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However,
E. Turuelo did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out.
With 16 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Alsontia resulted in a counterattack that set
I. Escobar free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save.
Internazionale's
P. Parmentola refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 25 minutes.
0 - 0 was the score after the first half.
Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Internazionale, with 83 percent of the ball.
J. Patard got left behind when Internazionale's
K. Kuchmiy made a sudden run forward after 50 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 1 - 0!
The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave
R. Ingellind from Internazionale a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 57 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient!
Internazionale's
K. Kuchmiy swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball.
The referee showed Internazionale's
K. Kuchmiy the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
Internazionale enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 87 percent of possession.
The most dominating Internazionale player was without a doubt
O. Frandsen.
M. Roller turned in a dismal performance, however.
Alsontia's top performer was clearly
Y. Gengler.
However,
G. Ley made a disastrous appearance.
The match ends 1 - 0.