M.A.D 5 - 1 fuego (390884338)

41465 spectators had come to Estadio "San Ciro La Barbera" this cloudy day. Salim Ertürk was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Yngve Pedersen and Aristeu Japson. M.A.D tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Babaradić - Lahner, Negrete, Salazar - Sandmeier, Amdisen, Campi, Simeunović - Jacubovich, Andon, Balázs.

fuego decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Starters: Garosa - Giba, Caldiero, Zamutovský - Zwiers, Koppy, Bochini, Pérez - Gonzáles, Navarrete, Vitali.

M.A.D were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. fuego clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. The cannonball from 35 metres by N. Sandmeier of M.A.D was an impressive sight, but didn't make it into the net. U. Bochini of fuego was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Players in M.A.D heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. M.A.D made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left D. Negrete completely alone with keeper R. Garosa, who made a spectacular block. Unsportsmanlike behaviour by U. Bochini rendered him his second booking of the match, and fuego had to finish the game with a reduced squad. The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 22 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from W. Jacubovich, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. fuego's right side looked dangerous 29 minutes in, but D. Babaradić made a good save on M. Gonzáles's hard shot to the top corner. After 30 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and J. Campi gave the M.A.D supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to M.A.D, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the M.A.D coach let H. Eikema replace J. Amdisen after 46 minutes. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, N. Sandmeier took over the role of being the M.A.D captain. Attacking on the wings was the choice for M.A.D, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of M.A.D to 3 - 0 as W. Jacubovich finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The coach of M.A.D was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 60 minutes, A. Štebe came on for W. Jacubovich. Things were deteriorating for the away team as M.A.D scored another to make it 4 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for A. Balázs after 63 minutes. After 64 minutes, fuego's K. Koppy fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! 75 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as A. Balázs broke through, making the score 5 - 0 for M.A.D. Confident in their lead, M.A.D's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Given a free kick close to the byline, fuego tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let K. Zamutovský slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 5 - 1, 79 minutes into the game. M.A.D enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

The most dominating M.A.D player was without a doubt J. Campi. However, D. Babaradić made a disastrous appearance. fuego's best player was F. Navarrete. J. Giba turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 1.