Atletico 7 - 1 Teek4Festa (393671052)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 888 had shown up at Norba Arena for the match. Martin Kovalev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marcus Aden and Gaetano Gaetano. Atletico tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Musso - Capuozzo, Pasinato, Romanisio - Valli, Regidor Reyes, Gnand, Mesa - Hegedüs, Maiocchi, Bachtold.

Teek4Festa decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. They fielded: Barba - Caponi, Marcuzzi, Carrubba, Northall, Azzena - Di Battista, Cafagna, Paglia - Cecinato, Bricchi.

Atletico were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Teek4Festa decided to play creatively. A questionable penalty 26 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as M. Pasinato knocked the ball home. The referee showed Teek4Festa's G. Bricchi the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. C. Cafagna of Teek4Festa seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 1 - 1 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by C. Di Battista. Atletico fans held their breath as G. Valli scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! The Atletico free kick 36 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Hegedüs, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 3 - 1! The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Atletico enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

One of many good crosses from C. Mesa on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by M. Hegedüs, who scored for Atletico. 4 - 1 At this point, it was obvious that the players of Atletico lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After 62 minutes, M. Hegedüs put Atletico ahead 5 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. That made three goals for M. Hegedüs and he was marked down for the hat trick. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. Marcuzzi from Teek4Festa a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 69 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Atletico's G. Maiocchi increased the lead to 6 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 70 minutes. 76 minutes into the game, Atletico were awarded a penalty that M. Pasinato turned into 7 - 1 without a problem. Atletico had a magnificent opportunity after 78 minutes as G. Maiocchi hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. Atletico had most of the ball, with 72 percent of possession.

Atletico's best player was G. Valli. M. Musso was a disappointment, however. M. Marcuzzi performed admirably for Teek4Festa. G. Bricchi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 7 - 1.