A.C.Sbiru 3 - 1 ROSSONERA (366084208)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 25341 at Caduti di Superga today. Eric Vanneste was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carlo Ferrari and Fernand Manfait. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for A.C.Sbiru. They fielded: Rodis - Valencia, Carbone, Vallebona, Gordón - Schönert, Ingolotti, Millich, Sardagna, Shi Ying - Askim.

ROSSONERA had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Dzido - Darty, Aschieri, Serafini, Pilotto - Brucan, Attenberger, Häsänen, Stöckler - Dalfoss, Stoebner.

ROSSONERA were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. ROSSONERA took the lead after 12 minutes making the score 0 - 1. M. Attenberger placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by A. Carbone. At last, A.C.Sbiru's I. Schönert was able to backheel the ball in. 1 - 1. The celebrations in the stands could only mean one thing - H. Millich's free kick had found the back of the net and put A.C.Sbiru ahead 2 - 1! After 27 minutes, ROSSONERA's G. Aschieri fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! P. Sardagna really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by A. Carbone after a corner. A.C.Sbiru's T. Askim had an excellent opportunity after 34 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! Halftime score was 2 - 1. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

A.C.Sbiru solidified their lead at the 57 minute mark, as H. Millich dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 1. The players of A.C.Sbiru now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. A.C.Sbiru enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

A.C.Sbiru's top performer was clearly T. Askim. N. Rodis on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important ROSSONERA player was T. Häsänen. However, K. Dzido made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 1.