squatrioti 0 - 4 Pantherae (365990919)

Clouds darkened the skies at Ardizzone as 65005 spectators turned up for the match. Yannick Faury was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jørgen Abildgaard and Lionel van der Pijl. squatrioti tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. Starters: Artuso - Talanti, Bassoricci, Frigoli, Bérard - D'Antoni, Tita, Almeida, Fontseré, Leese - Nöske.

Pantherae decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. They fielded: Cavani - Lobbezoo, Lo Cascio - Stawarz, Flikkenschild, Pavani, Forni, Kiene - Schoenefelss, Igelér, Belotti.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for squatrioti. Pantherae were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. 1 minutes into the game, Pantherae wanted to bring some new energy to their game. P. Schoenefelss gave C. Weyhert a quick hug as he left the field. C. Weyhert would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. B. Blanès entered the game for Pantherae as the match clock showed 1 minutes. squatrioti pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. The terraces were silenced after 23 minutes when Pantherae's F. Pavani put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. With 29 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed F. Pavani of Pantherae to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 2. After 37 minutes squatrioti's A. Almeida limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. squatrioti's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Pantherae claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

In an effort to secure the lead, Pantherae changed their tactic after 54 minutes. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Pantherae coach let B. Žerić replace C. Belotti after 54 minutes. The Pantherae captaincy was handed to B. Žerić. It was obvious that Pantherae had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. The home crowd was not impressed when B. Blanès came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 57 minutes. Pantherae were now up 0 - 3. After 66 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed E. Lo Cascio to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 4. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Pantherae lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Possession in this half belonged to Pantherae, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

Most important squatrioti player was C. Fontseré. G. Bassoricci was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Pantherae player was without a doubt B. Blanès. However, E. Lo Cascio made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 4.