balokko 4 - 1 Gyver (394130873)

607 punters turned up at Saint Jo S. stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Antti Österholm was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kenneth Hägerkvist and Heinz Rausch. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for balokko. Lineup: Livoti - Berdibey, Danovaro, Morker - Kendão, De Vanna, Tedesco, Fanti, Valiani - Reynaert, Gőz.

Gyver started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. Starters: Brigati - Della Casa, De Maio, Zuin, Di Ciano - Giomi, Matteuzzi, Orrico - Pulvirenti, Vischi, Decraecker.

After 9 minutes, A. De Vanna came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving balokko the lead. balokko put themselves up 2 - 0 when L. Reynaert broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. At this point, it was obvious that the players of balokko lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. balokko put in a good effort on the right, but L. Reynaert saw his volley fly wide of the mark 23 minutes into the game. T. Tedesco had a fantastic opportunity to put balokko up another goal 34 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. G. Brigati was caught napping as L. Reynaert lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to balokko, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

Some things can only be learned through experience, and H. Berdibey should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting Gyver a goal with 60 minutes of the match played. After 64 minutes, A. De Vanna put balokko ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. 68 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as T. Tedesco broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for balokko. The home team's fans were upset when, after 79 minutes, the visiting L. Decraecker broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 4 - 1 was the score. Á. Gőz could have increased the lead after 80 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. After 81 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to balokko's L. Morker being carried off the pitch and replaced by R. Scuteri. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by balokko, with 57 percent of the ball.

The most dominating balokko player was without a doubt Á. Gőz. M. Fanti on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Gyver player was D. Pulvirenti. G. Della Casa was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.