Vtond 2 - 5 KataLimena (392818249)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 22080 to Stadio degli Ulivi. Patrik Läfborn was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hendrie Butterhoff and Olav Vågen. Vtond decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Belloch - Pippuri, Troncoso, Manfrotto - Semeliūnas, Sirico, Picchianti, Ayechu, Roig - Rader, Nádasdy.

KataLimena had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Vega - Stein, Brambullo, Rohde - Faggiano, Barbon, Scholliers, Mamprin, Wadeson - Tsioris, Suslikov.

The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of KataLimena's B. Stein after 11 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. F. Faggiano increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 2. M. Brambullo could have added one to the visitors' lead if his free kick had gone just a little lower. KataLimena increased their lead after 30 minutes when A. Barbon broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. The visitors' A. Barbon took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 31 minutes into the match. 0 - 4 for KataLimena. Vtond supporters cheered as good work down the right got the ball to S. Semeliūnas who reduced the visitors' lead after 35 minutes to 1 - 4. Content with how the game was proceeding, the KataLimena coach let G. Van Aerschot replace A. Barbon after 40 minutes. Halftime score was 1 - 4. Possession in this half belonged to KataLimena, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

With 50 minutes played, the Vtond coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. T. Gangstad came on, J. Pippuri had to leave the fray. G. Tsioris wanted to play on, but the KataLimena coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 50 minutes into the game by C. Acciaioli. After 70 minutes, Vtond switched G. Nádasdy with B. Bisetto, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The KataLimena players could smell victory in the air. B. Mamprin wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for G. Salatino after 70 minutes. With 72 minutes played, KataLimena put themselves up 1 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was R. Wadeson. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave F. Faggiano from KataLimena a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 76 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Vtond refused to be intimidated and, breaking through the middle, M. Sirico managed to slip the ball home for 2 - 5. Vtond needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 79 minutes S. Semeliūnas made way for V. Di Liberto. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, N. Troncoso took over the role of being the Vtond captain. L. Roig charged down the left and looked sure to score for Vtond 81 minutes into the game, but his shot went just wide. KataLimena claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

The most dominating Vtond player was without a doubt O. Rader. On the other hand, V. Di Liberto's play was disheartening. KataLimena's top performer was clearly N. Suslikov. However, A. Vega made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 5.