Monticelli 0 - 1 Eilema (393817849)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 1399 that came out to Limonaia Strozzi. Yossef Karo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kennet Anderson and Fidelius Rossa. Monticelli started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. They fielded: Minieri - Caggiano, Caponi, Spagnoli, Ranieri, Nardella - Sartor, D'Antimi, Testagrossa - Aversa, Rubado.

Eilema decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Omur - Martellotto, Szalak, Murzyński, Lima Xavier - Emmerson, Lundgård, Kljako, Torin - Leahu, Ostermann.

Monticelli were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Eilema mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Eilema, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. A counterattack by Monticelli after 11 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but E. D'Antimi, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 22 minutes allowed C. Ostermann to score for Eilema. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, S. Torin would have put Eilema up another goal 24 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Monticelli had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

J. Emmerson enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. Monticelli's G. Ranieri put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 63 minutes, but the ball went wide. Monticelli's G. Ranieri had a hard, curved free kick after 71 minutes that would have paid off, had it gone just a little lower. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, S. Rubado got himself booked. The manager of Monticelli was not happy. The heat made it a terrible day for F. Leahu, who seemed unable to keep up with the other players. Possession in this half belonged to Monticelli, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

Monticelli's best player was S. Rubado. M. Spagnoli on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Eilema player was C. Ostermann. G. Lima Xavier was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 1.