Gigliati 3 - 4 Pelarancio (392598576)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 35640 had shown up at Monumental Manuel Rui Costa for the match. Peter Karstensson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rombout van Oldebarneveld and Stefano Barreca. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Gigliati. The following players took the field: Lafranconi - Marincola, Scattone - Bragone, Piórek, Pergolini, Soto Martínez, Amenda - Carracedo, Pacocha, Diaferia.

Pelarancio tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Lineup: Baldasso - Santilicheri, Lucia, Gravina, Sorriso - Cuoco, De Bona, Presta, Frusciante, Bauducco - Argo.

The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Pelarancio's M. Gravina after 24 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. Pelarancio's G. Lucia got himself booked for a foul. 38 minutes in, and Gigliati were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when M. Pergolini picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. After 39 minutes, L. Pacocha came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 2 - 1, giving Gigliati the lead. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Pelarancio's N. Baldasso was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 40 minutes. C. Angius was given a chance to change things around. 42 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as L. Pacocha broke through, making the score 3 - 1 for Gigliati. 3 - 1 was the halftime score. Pelarancio enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

The Pelarancio players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Pelarancio's coach gave E. Grillo the opportunity the player had been hoping for. G. Frusciante reluctantly left the field. After 46 minutes of the match, the manager still hoped to turn things around. F. Bauducco was ordered to assume a different position on the pitch. He took the place of E. Grillo, who in turn replaced his team mate. With 50 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, Pelarancio showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 3 - 2 when G. Lucia got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. After 56 minutes, the visitors levelled the scores after G. Lucia made it through the middle and struck home to make it 3 - 3. Pelarancio took the lead 57 minutes into the game, making the score 3 - 4 after some elegant movement down the middle. P. Santilicheri was the scorer. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Pelarancio, with 62 percent of the ball.

Gigliati's best player was B. Piórek. On the other hand, G. Amenda's play was disheartening. Most important Pelarancio player was M. Presta. M. Gravina on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 4.