tornano 1 - 5 RBT (392792598)

The 1076 fans in attendance at US OVUNQUE ARENA were roasting in the hot sun. Heinz Kufferath was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nero Bérgamo and Klaus Wittmaack. tornano decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Starters: Pedersen - Tettamanzi, Roccatagliata, Grisoli - Xiaolun, Migneot, Lenoci, Buonocore - Escarameia, Yuqiang, Zaldo.

RBT started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Simon - Mazzoldi, Maccioni, Gauche, Skriver - D'aviri, Mazzolo, Coco, Zaupa - Algisi, Pãun.

The visiting A. Mazzoldi was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 2 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. After 14 minutes of play, E. Zaldo equalised for tornano after an elegant attack from the right. After 33 minutes, RBT's M. Coco made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 1 - 2. After 34 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave A. Mazzoldi a chance to increase the lead for RBT, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 3. 1 - 3 was the score after the first half. RBT claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 67 percent.

It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why A. Mazzoldi found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. RBT increased their lead after 60 minutes when M. Coco broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. At this point, it was obvious that the players of RBT lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The bench was restless, and with 61 minutes passed tornano's coach gave A. Walo the opportunity the player had been hoping for. M. Yuqiang reluctantly left the field. With 66 minutes played, RBT put themselves up 1 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was I. Pãun. tornano needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes N. Pedersen made way for S. Fracassetti. The home crowd cheered when, after 76 minutes, I. Pãun's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. 78 minutes into the game, tornano seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by RBT, with 73 percent of the ball.

Most important tornano player was A. Walo. On the other hand, L. Roccatagliata's play was disheartening. The most dominating RBT player was without a doubt I. Pãun. T. Skriver on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 5.