road 3 - 2 zRn (392336794)

24838 spectators had come to Teatro del calcio d'altri tempi this cloudy day. Robert Eijkenaar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tasos Ftenopoulos and José Ferro. road tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Šteffl - La Malfa, Štědrý, Cucco - Aleric, Bardeau, Nissim, Graça, Jarmer - Ashurst, Śniadowski.

zRn had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Morgagni - Masera, Caressa, Peragnoli - Leroux, Rusanen, Da Vinci, Koriťák, Graux - Mera, Fornasari.

The crowd groaned its disapproval when S. Nissim missed a free kick that would have given road the lead after 3 minutes. After 22 minutes P. Aleric made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to S. Ashurst who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 0. The home side's L. Śniadowski came close to extending the lead 35 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but P. Morgagni managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. A lovely run by road's P. Aleric left his markers for dead and should have resulted in a goal, but the finish went just wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to road, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

The visitors didn't give in and, after 54 minutes, L. Fornasari got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 1 - 1. S. Ashurst would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. S. Danciu entered the game for road as the match clock showed 60 minutes. 65 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a zRn substitution. R. Zaniboni came on for E. Graux. With 65 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. L. Fornasari put the ball away for 1 - 2. road's S. Danciu made a successful breakthrough on the left after 67 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. 68 minutes in, and road were able to score the equalising goal to make it 2 - 2 when P. Aleric picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. 75 minutes into the game, zRn wanted to bring some new energy to their game. M. Koriťák gave B. Mabillard a quick hug as he left the field. The home side put themselves ahead 3 - 2 after 80 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from C. Bardeau, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. road had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

road's top performer was clearly S. Danciu. L. Śniadowski turned in a dismal performance, however. zRn's best player was B. Mabillard. S. Caressa on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 2.