Rocca 2 - 3 IDEOPATICA (392336285)

Clear skies welcomed the 32537 spectators who had made their way to Manfredo Grossi. Maximino Oya was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ian Adolfsson and Geri Van den Kinschot. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rocca. The following players had been chosen: Wielinga - Useche, Karolik, Fehér - Quenot, Forès, Mandragallo, Ferrús, Rondelli - Pelucchi, Voldstedlund.

IDEOPATICA started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Talker - Ponzecchi, Pouly, Tellhult - De Rose, Mondini, Musetto, Leonetti - Tezze, Štrbac, Cruciani.

0 - 1 was the score with 9 minutes played, after E. De Rose cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for IDEOPATICA. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 24 minutes into the match, an alert K. Voldstedlund bagged the ball for Rocca, levelling the score to 1 - 1. 28 minutes into the match Rocca's K. Voldstedlund viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. D. Musetto's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for IDEOPATICA, he bravely continued in the match. After 32 minutes, IDEOPATICA's G. Tezze made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 1 - 2. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to IDEOPATICA, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

After 58 minutes of play, A. Rondelli evened things up for Rocca with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 2 - 2. Rocca's A. Rondelli was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 59 minutes. Rocca created a good opportunity to score 68 minutes into the match when G. Pelucchi's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. As the 70 minute mark approached, the Rocca coach decided it was time for a substitution. F. Ferrús reluctantly made way for D. Grimshaw on the pitch. G. Pelucchi would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. G. Marenzi entered the game for Rocca as the match clock showed 75 minutes. The IDEOPATICA free kick 75 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of S. Pouly, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 3! F. Fehér neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to M. Karolik who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. Rocca's G. Marenzi almost tied things up with 86 minutes played after breaking through on the right, but his shot deflected off the post. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by IDEOPATICA, with 52 percent of the ball.

Rocca's top performer was clearly G. Mandragallo. However, M. Useche made a disastrous appearance. O. Cruciani performed admirably for IDEOPATICA. A. Talker on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 3.