Szhalom 6 - 0 Torbole sc (393251221)

It had rained all day, but 3178 hardy fans still made it out to Szka Arena. Henry Karkov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fabian Costa-Schott and Mikael Klintlund. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Szhalom. The following players took the field: Hallez - Mohnen, Veng, Zanatta - Knippenberg, Vadász, Marzialetti, Gallard, Gökçiçek - Feltello, Shnayderman.

Torbole sc had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Segreto - Contal, Elgaard, Frailis - D'aviri, Triolo, Pedroni, Calascibetta - Cioncolini, Arzani, Passadore.

Many thought M. Vadász ought to have been awarded a penalty 8 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around N. Segreto after a determined run through the middle. F. Frailis spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. The guests almost went up by a goal after 27 minutes when F. Frailis came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. After 28 minutes Szhalom's J. Gallard contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit M. Zanatta just fine. Szhalom broke through on the left 31 minutes into the game, with R. Mohnen firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. After 36 minutes, J. Gallard put Szhalom ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The rain made it hard for players like J. Gallard to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Szhalom scored another to make it 3 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for D. Marzialetti after 39 minutes. Coming from the right, D. Shnayderman almost managed to score another goal for Szhalom, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Szhalom claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

After 46 minutes, Torbole sc switched D. Calascibetta with S. Nors Andersen, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. With 59 minutes played, Szhalom put themselves up 4 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to M. Zanatta, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Szhalom lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Szhalom's R. Mohnen got himself booked for a foul. Cheers filled the stadium as O. Gökçiçek broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 5 - 0 to Szhalom. With 72 minutes played, the Torbole sc coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. N. Noel came on, D. Contal had to leave the fray. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. O. Gökçiçek squirmed through their central defence after 75 minutes, increasing the lead to 6 - 0. Torbole sc needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 83 minutes N. Elgaard made way for A. Massonneau. The referee showed Szhalom's O. Gökçiçek the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Possession in this half belonged to Szhalom, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

Most important Szhalom player was S. Feltello. R. Mohnen on the other hand, had a terrible day. Torbole sc's top performer was clearly R. Arzani. However, A. Pedroni made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 0.