SantAntonio 2 - 1 picchio (392574943)

708 spectators had found their way to Comunale S.Antonio, despite the heavy rain. Horst Vostrý was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Krystian Ligenza and Kepa Sáez. A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for SantAntonio. They fielded: Pasutto - Tavernier, Arent, Alemán, Gaudiano - Manara, Leperlier, Ţicu - Nimčević, Arza, Trovarelli.

picchio started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Zambrotta - Pittoni, Pederzani, Trogrlić - Salas, González, Principi, Montanaro, Öhrskog - Piri, Sandmar.

Today, SantAntonio's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. M. Öhrskog came close to putting the visiting team one up 12 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but A. Pasutto managed to tip the ball to a corner. picchio took the lead after 25 minutes making the score 0 - 1. R. Sandmar placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. A handball in the penalty area gave the home team a penalty 26 minutes into the match, and T. Leperlier was able to score, taking the scoreline to 1 - 1. P. Nimčević spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. At 42 minutes played, S. Trovarelli came in from the right with the intention of giving SantAntonio the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. 43 minutes in, SantAntonio's A. Gaudiano received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. picchio claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

SantAntonio's G. Tavernier got himself booked for a foul. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit A. Manara just fine. picchio's V. Montanaro was shown a yellow card after 78 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 81 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from R. Ţicu, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. The referee showed SantAntonio's S. Trovarelli the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. M. Öhrskog couldn't finish the match after being injured, leaving picchio a man down. SantAntonio had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

The most dominating SantAntonio player was without a doubt T. Leperlier. However, U. Arent made a disastrous appearance. R. Sandmar performed admirably for picchio. E. Pittoni turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.