inter88 3 - 0 atletico (365998774)

40763 punters turned up at La Manita 2010, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Vahur Ringo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nebojša Počuča and Stefan Andersson. inter88 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Hile - Cutrono, Genovese, Carcano - Burkot, Sperandio, Orrù, Simonin, Gloria - Yuh Ching, Taddia.

atletico had chosen a strategic 5-5-0 formation. Starters: Scalisi - Laporte, Simonides, Bäckstad, Schillaci, Toro - Beckett, Picasso, Arconte, Tagini, De Winter -.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for atletico. 12 minutes into the game, atletico seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. atletico pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. At this time in the match, atletico were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Halftime score was 0 - 0. inter88 had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that atletico had passable organisation. 50 minutes into the game, atletico had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. 65 minutes into the game, atletico wanted to bring some new energy to their game. H. De Winter gave L. Janeck a quick hug as he left the field. A well placed corner kick from E. Orrù was followed by G. Simonin's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for inter88, the score now 1 - 0. After 68 minutes, G. Yuh Ching put inter88 ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. After 69 minutes, atletico switched F. Bäckstad with C. Diamanti, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. 80 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as C. Cutrono broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for inter88. 82 minutes in, atletico appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only weak. After 83 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by P. Sperandio might have resulted in another goal for inter88. However, S. Scalisi made a spectacular save. S. Carcano had a fantastic opportunity to put inter88 up another goal 86 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by inter88, with 65 percent of the ball.

The most dominating inter88 player was without a doubt M. Taddia. M. Gloria turned in a dismal performance, however. C. Diamanti performed admirably for atletico. L. Janeck on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.