grifoniovunque 3 - 6 i santi (392332925)

22549 spectators had come to Grifo Arena this cloudy day. Sjur Skjelstad was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Paolo Cataldi and Przemysław Motyl. grifoniovunque had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Valantis - Borge, Mousing, Cervi - Notkola, Villareal, Pekolj, Schmidt - Ćosić, Maeriën, Salvador.

i santi tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Sollami - Baqueiro, Cappelletto, Mestrum, Magliacano, Dascãlu - Ardiz, Ferreni, Rosenthal, Sağlam - Coelho.

i santi were relying on their ability to counter-attack. One of many good crosses from D. Sağlam on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by R. Coelho, who scored for i santi. 0 - 1 i santi almost scored after a swift counterattack 19 minutes into the game, but G. Cappelletto put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. grifoniovunque's A. Ćosić put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 23 minutes, but the ball went wide. D. Valantis got a fingertip on O. Rosenthal's shot from the left 30 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. D. Baqueiro of i santi received a yellow card after 34 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After a savage shot that could only be parried by the keeper, A. Ćosić demonstrated his experience by being in just the right place to slot home the rebound. His goal for grifoniovunque 35 minutes into the match made the score 1 - 1. Making his way up the middle 38 minutes into the match, A. Ćosić almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert M. Sollami blocked it to keep the score level. grifoniovunque's D. Pekolj got himself booked for a foul. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by i santi, with 55 percent of the ball.

M. Maeriën could have put grifoniovunque into the lead after 55 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. R. Coelho would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. I. Haidacher entered the game for i santi as the match clock showed 85 minutes. i santi claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

As neither team was able to break the deadlock before the end of regular play, the teams took to the field again for extra time. With 94 minutes played A. Ćosić almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. D. Valantis looked great 107 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' I. Haidacher. grifoniovunque's E. Salvador refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 113 minutes. There was still no winner after 30 minutes of extra time so the teams had to select a lineup for a penalty shoot-out to settle the result.

Oooh - how unlucky! grifoniovunque's K. Schmidt attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of M. Sollami. The score stays 1 - 1. i santi's O. Rosenthal coolly put the ball past D. Valantis. 1 - 2. grifoniovunque's E. Salvador was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 2 - 2! i santi's D. Sağlam made no mistake. D. Valantis didn't have a chance. 2 - 3. grifoniovunque's Z. Villareal drove the ball hard to the corner but couldn't get it past the outstretched arm of M. Sollami. The score remains 2 - 3. When it comes to placing a ball precisely, J. Ardiz is a real wizard. He put it safely away for i santi to make the score 2 - 4. grifoniovunque's D. Valantis kept his cool as he faced down M. Sollami. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 3 - 4. i santi's P. Dascãlu showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 3 - 5. grifoniovunque's S. Borge penalty shot was very well placed but M. Sollami went the right way, blocking it spectacularly. The score was still 3 - 5. i santi's J. Mestrum made no mistake. D. Valantis didn't have a chance. 3 - 6. Most important grifoniovunque player was M. Maeriën. D. Valantis was a disappointment, however. i santi's top performer was clearly I. Haidacher. On the other hand, P. Dascãlu's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 6.