"faber" 3 - 0 nuova_longobarda (366564919)

A scorching day at via del campo, where 12000 spectators were in place for today's match. Radoje Gavrilović was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Davide Palladino and Arend Wessemius. A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for "faber". The following players took the field: Buchler - Burov, de With, Szaj, Pollex - Bonea, Zhou, Schönenberger - Bergez, Thomaidis, Vermaesen.

nuova_longobarda had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Selleri - Ardea, Bortoluzzi, Marotta, Zapparoli - Trovò, Sanguineti, Muzzi, Civa - Zazzetta, Dalla Rosa.

Today, "faber"'s strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. "faber" were awarded a penalty after 10 minutes of play, but A. Szaj's shot skimmed just wide. nuova_longobarda had to make a substitution after 21 minutes. E. Trovò limped off the field and was replaced by M. Griffa. After 35 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by "faber" was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. With 43 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as P. Pollex flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by "faber", with 61 percent of the ball.

The sunny day didn't make things easy for T. Burov who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. Players in "faber" heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. L. Buchler's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save from I. Ardea's shot from the left 67 minutes into the match. A. Bergez left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 71 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. T. Grossrieder was the replacement. D. Bonea wanted to play on, but the "faber" coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 75 minutes into the game by D. Scarpati. The "faber" players could smell victory in the air. K. de With wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for G. Angioni after 80 minutes. "faber" solidified their lead at the 82 minute mark, as Q. Schönenberger dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. Always quick on his feet, "faber"'s T. Grossrieder sped down the field after 83 minutes, but his pass to A. Vermaesen was just a bit too far ahead for him to get a good shot off. After 85 minutes, "faber"'s A. Szaj found the back of the goal with a beautiful free kick. 3 - 0. The players of "faber" now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. "faber" claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

The most dominating "faber" player was without a doubt A. Vermaesen. L. Buchler on the other hand, had a terrible day. nuova_longobarda's best player was A. Zazzetta. A. Selleri turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.