olimpico 5 - 0 F.C.Salvados (393003160)

774 spectators had found their way to coliseum olimpico, despite the heavy rain. Davide Omazzi was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Harold Abbink and Knut Hansen. olimpico tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. The following players took the field: Naldi - Guettersberger, Hanssens, Allen, Tešan - Meylemans, Ramo Valero, Loncle - Offersen, Budinov, Pitton.

F.C.Salvados decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Uciński - Hazas, Botero, Gogolashvili - Chaillou, Kulka, Stötzer, Zubiaurre - Marola, Murgades, Egurreberri.

It was an obvious ambition of olimpico to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. F.C.Salvados seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. The rain made it hard for players like P. Guettersberger to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. olimpico's J. Allen's long shot really ought to have found the net 19 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to P. Budinov, but the olimpico player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of olimpico to 2 - 0 as P. Budinov finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. With 29 minutes played, olimpico's L. Ramo Valero almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The referee showed olimpico's D. Meylemans the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, G. Egurreberri of F.C.Salvados spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Halftime score was 2 - 0. olimpico enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

olimpico's E. Pitton increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 53 minutes. R. Gogolashvili did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. olimpico increased the lead as P. Budinov struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. By then P. Budinov had scored three goals - a hat trick! The players of olimpico now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The olimpico players could smell victory in the air. D. Meylemans wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for N. Chico de Guzmán after 70 minutes. olimpico's T. Offersen had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 70 minutes having been played. S. Tremoya was the replacement. After 72 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and E. Pitton gave the olimpico supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 5 - 0. P. Budinov could have put olimpico up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 73 minutes. J. Allen wanted to play on, but the olimpico coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 76 minutes into the game by G. Carcelén. olimpico's P. Guettersberger saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 86 minutes. A great save by keeper W. Uciński after 87 minutes kept the visitors in the game after S. Tremoya struck from the left with a real cannonball. Possession in this half belonged to olimpico, who controlled the ball 64 percent of the time.

A. Loncle performed admirably for olimpico. On the other hand, L. Ramo Valero's play was disheartening. Most important F.C.Salvados player was F. Murgades. However, P. Stötzer made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 0.