betto 2 - 2 Grande (350915372)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 12450 to betto Arena. Isak Bergander was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carl-Richard Entres and Paris Wolfisberg. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for betto. Starters: Muñoz - Süer, da Rocha - Petrucci, Estornell Campos, Perelló, Manzaneda, Petretto - Limroth, Galasso, Oliverio.

Grande decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Niestępski - Pighin, Russo, Saviane - Rubes, Nəzərli, Vaha, Bertolotti - Indelicato, Simonelli, Pontigo.

betto seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Grande were relying on their ability to counter-attack. betto took the lead 13 minutes in, as M. Galasso broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. After 21 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as betto found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to solid. The crowd was silenced 22 minutes into the match as the visiting team's S. Rubes came in from the left, levelling the score to 1 - 1. betto fans held their breath as E. Süer scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! 29 minutes in, betto appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. betto were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Halftime score was 2 - 1. betto claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

The betto players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. betto had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for betto, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. betto's E. Süer saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 61 minutes. Grande showed their counterattack skill 63 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with A. Simonelli scoring uncontested for 2 - 2. betto had to make a substitution after 64 minutes. E. Perelló limped off the field and was replaced by J. Ceresna. J. Manzaneda was handed the betto captain's armband. betto players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Some great play up the middle by betto led to a chance for P. Limroth to score after 67 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. betto's N. Petretto got himself booked for a foul. The player down was U. Indelicato. The Grande bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. betto enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Most important betto player was M. Galasso. F. Petrucci was a disappointment, however. Grande's top performer was clearly N. Pontigo. However, S. Rubes made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 2.