Serutituli 0 - 1 Ventura (378277358)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 1353 to La Bolgia. Iliya Alexandrov was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stefan Martinsson and Carlos García. Serutituli tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Çeliku - Magalhães, Mato Grosso, Fenyő - Lyngby, Carrani, Lombezzi, Lombardo, Araújo Correia - Goiburú, Bělík.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Ventura. Lineup: Kirkeby - Benveniste, Parigi, Rocca, Passarotto - Kürem, Masdeu, Gherrini, Stefansson, Sponga - Bergo.

G. Lombardo always provides an aerial threat at corners, and with 7 minutes gone, he demonstrated this, outjumping his marker, then letting out an anguished howl as his powerful header went narrowly wide. With 26 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. A. Passarotto put the ball away for 0 - 1. With 27 minutes played, Q. Benveniste nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. Serutituli claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Ventura coach let U. Scandella replace A. Masdeu after 46 minutes. After a short break after 46 minutes, Ventura seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. With 53 minutes played, G. Magalhães of Serutituli fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The Ventura players could smell victory in the air. J. Stefansson wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Svensson after 65 minutes. F. Rocca was, after 76 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper M. Çeliku made the save. After 88 minutes Serutituli's F. Lombezzi limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Serutituli, with 53 percent of the ball.

Serutituli's top performer was clearly F. Lombezzi. However, N. Fenyő made a disastrous appearance. Ventura's best player was S. Svensson. L. Gherrini on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 1.