Aquile 1 - 0 Bulldog (393211447)

The 52098 fans in attendance at il nido dell'Aquila were roasting in the hot sun. Daniel Villagrán was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Štefan Straňovský and Lucas Meihofer. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Campania derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Aquile decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players took the field: Pasãre - Killskog, Ramaccioni, Donát, Marchetti, Vitalone - Mpekos, Pêra, Knorr - Beckbrant, Bujanowski.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Bulldog. Lineup: Malfoy - Marinov, Salvatici, Li Mandri, Pataki - Giorgio, Saccu, Nepein, Magnani, Gallardo - Bazoli.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Aquile. A. Giorgio had a good opportunity to give Bulldog the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. After 17 minutes of play, the free-spirited A. Giorgio decided to go for goal as he struck the ball from the corner of the pitch. The ball hit a defender in the face and bounced out of play. B. Pataki fired a shot from distance after 22 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for Bulldog. With the clock showing 23 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Aquile resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by V. Knorr in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. Aquile's C. Marchetti got himself booked for a foul. The player down was S. Gallardo. The Bulldog bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. 28 minutes in, Bulldog's S. Salvatici received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 35 minutes into the game Aquile managed a counterattack, but K. Beckbrant took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Bulldog claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

Coming in from the right, Aquile had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 49 minutes, but M. Bujanowski's attempt to finish was easily stopped. M. Li Mandri of Bulldog received a yellow card after 56 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Bulldog had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 60 minutes in when L. Saccu came up alone against J. Pasãre who managed a block. Bulldog's B. Pataki could have put the guests one up after 74 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but J. Pasãre was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. It wasn't a good day at all for M. Li Mandri. His powerful style of play just didn't fit the bill on this warm day. V. Knorr caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 76 minutes. This gave Aquile the 1 - 0 lead. Possession in this half belonged to Bulldog, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

The most dominating Aquile player was without a doubt K. Beckbrant. G. Donát was a disappointment, however. A. Marinov performed admirably for Bulldog. However, S. Salvatici made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 0.