atleticomineiro 2 - 0 Tortoreto (393341384)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 1448 that came out to Mineiro bombonera. Linus Chappuis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Øystein Wenneck and Refael Kishon. atleticomineiro had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Ahmed - Sevilia, Plaksin - Giagnoni, Lautanen, Skarica, Le Bret, Tutuianu - Dokoli, Natoli, Cessford.

Tortoreto decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Galante - Dehlhall, Lavanderos, Kjeldgaard - Saraiva, Humburg, Łagódka, Ripiccini, Tocci - Bellotto, Eikema.

Tortoreto tried to focus their attacks down the middle. With 24 minutes played, atleticomineiro's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to G. Natoli he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 1 - 0. The sun seemed to put S. Skarica in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. atleticomineiro's F. Dokoli saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 32 minutes. Having turned the direction of play quickly, the Tortoreto counter attack ended as the ball carrier was brought down violently by a defender after 33 minutes. The resulting free kick was a flat shot into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and did not allow the opponents to reach the ball. A. Cessford could have increased the lead after 34 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The crowd gasped as G. Sevilia of atleticomineiro was flattened by an opponent after 37 minutes and had to be carried off. C. Grossi came in off the bench. P. Plaksin was the new captain of atleticomineiro - handed the armband by the departing player. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. atleticomineiro claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

atleticomineiro managed to extend their lead to 2 - 0 when F. Dokoli cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. F. Bellotto of Tortoreto was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The heat made it a terrible day for R. Saraiva, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. Coming from the right, R. Le Bret almost managed to score another goal for atleticomineiro, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. The intense heat forced F. Bellotto into making some errors because he couldn't seem to keep up with the others. S. Skarica had a fantastic opportunity to put atleticomineiro up another goal 77 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. F. Dokoli fired a shot from distance after 79 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for atleticomineiro. With 80 minutes played, C. Grossi of atleticomineiro fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. atleticomineiro enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Most important atleticomineiro player was G. Natoli. P. Plaksin on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Tortoreto player was without a doubt A. Dehlhall. R. Ripiccini turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.