Inguardabili 1 - 1 Atletico (366239778)

23415 punters turned up at vittoria stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Julien Bicki was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Morten Kilen and Mile Lapčić. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Inguardabili. The following players had been chosen: Tual - Pustkowski, Neaga, Abwander, Troisi - Millowitsch, Trentin, Oškrobaný, Hälvä, Foti - Eugène.

Atletico started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Aguiar - Trebbiani, Slokar, Bocion, Ulaç - Fortis, Veca, Benedetti, Campitelli, Artyushin - Forbach.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Inguardabili. Atletico saw most attack opportunities on the wings. 5 minutes into the match, Atletico nearly took the lead, as D. Fortis broke through on the right. S. Tual made the save, however. With 8 minutes played O. Hälvä almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. After 28 minutes of play, S. Millowitsch gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Inguardabili enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

J. Forbach's lightning pace was too much for R. Neaga who could only look on as the Atletico player blasted one home. 1 - 1. After a fine move down the middle D. Oškrobaný nearly gave the home side a goal after 49 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. After 50 minutes, Atletico surprised their opponents with a breakaway counter attack. The defenders had to resort to a foul to stop it. The free kick that followed was a clever indirect effort that almost succeeded, but the defence read the situation well and the intended recipient was left ruing what might have been. As the 65 minute mark approached, the Atletico coach decided it was time for a substitution. A. Trebbiani reluctantly made way for V. Ombla on the pitch. With 80 minutes played, M. Slokar of Atletico fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Inguardabili, with 55 percent of the ball.

Inguardabili's top performer was clearly F. Trentin. S. Tual on the other hand, had a terrible day. J. Forbach performed admirably for Atletico. V. Ombla was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.