Sicilia 1 - 2 DreamTeam2002 (392554993)

1615 spectators had found their way to Stadio del Vespro, despite the heavy rain. Thorsten Kaletta was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alois Pfränger and José Toba. Sicilia decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. They fielded: Fujisawa - Casolino, Lunardi, Di Tora - Oliveres, Bettetini, Cartagena, Iglesias Fraile - Jäger, Topouzis, Donvito.

DreamTeam2002 had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Campsor - Dantec, Parluhutan, Puigcerver - Féret, Valles, Santiago, Villagra - Moise, Simontacchi, Carlsson.

DreamTeam2002 clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Thighs bulging, M. Carlsson charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like A. Lunardi. With 32 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. C. Dantec put the ball away for 0 - 1. Sicilia were awarded a penalty with 37 minutes played, and F. Donvito made no mistake as he effortlessly slotted the equaliser home. 1 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Sicilia, with 52 percent of the ball.

Sicilia created a good opportunity to score 71 minutes into the match when G. Jäger'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. G. Jäger of Sicilia received a yellow card after 74 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 85 minutes, Sicilia's D. Bettetini fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Possession in this half belonged to DreamTeam2002, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of extra time followed. 91 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Sicilia substitution. C. Camaiani came on for G. Jäger. M. Cartagena became the new Sicilia captain. After 91 minutes, the Sicilia coach made a sign to F. Casolino, who soon changed positions with F. Donvito. 1 - 2 was the score with 104 minutes played, after C. Simontacchi cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for DreamTeam2002. With that DreamTeam2002 had won the game in extra time. A. Di Tora performed admirably for Sicilia. A. Lunardi on the other hand, had a terrible day. DreamTeam2002's top performer was clearly M. Carlsson. On the other hand, B. Féret's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.