euwrotici 2 - 1 Tatanka (379130704)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 826 at La piccola bottega degli ermafioriti today. Christoffer Møller was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Petrus Palos and Ragnar Østbergh. euwrotici tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players took the field: Serfel - Ceretta, Crodaro - Pacorig, Guidorzi, Guerreschi, Patanè, Steffan - Friggieri, Ingenito, Masiello.

Tatanka started off with a 4-4-1 lineup. They fielded: Viheriäkoski - Vannucchi, Melappioni, Pierattelli, Forina - Gorizutti, Beggio, Martini, Fioletti - La Delfa.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for euwrotici. Tatanka preferred to finish off their attacks from a distance. With 4 minutes played A. Crodaro almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave M. La Delfa from Tatanka a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 13 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 27 minutes into the game, Tatanka seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a poor level of organisation. At 30 minutes played, A. Crodaro came in from the right with the intention of giving euwrotici the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. euwrotici's E. Guerreschi got himself booked for a foul. J. Viheriäkoski had to be alert to tip G. Pacorig's fantastic penalty kick over the bar, denying euwrotici a chance at the lead. euwrotici created a good opportunity to score 38 minutes into the match when C. Friggieri's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. It was 0 - 0 at the break. euwrotici claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 78 percent.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Tatanka had passable organisation. After 46 minutes, the euwrotici manager redeployed his men. G. Pacorig swapped positions with F. Ceretta. As the clock reached 46 minutes, euwrotici decided to regroup. M. Patanè gave A. Crodaro a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. euwrotici had a chance to take the lead after C. Friggieri's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 64 minutes. E. Fioletti of Tatanka received a yellow card after 66 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. euwrotici broke through on the left 69 minutes into the game, with E. Guerreschi firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. The visitors' M. La Delfa was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 75 minutes. After 76 minutes, following yet another great corner, E. Guerreschi's flick on at the near post reached M. Patanè, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. After 80 minutes, the euwrotici coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving N. Ingenito off the field. C. Lardera took his place. After 80 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Tatanka found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. euwrotici took the lead 84 minutes in, as E. Guidorzi broke through on the left and put the 2 - 1 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. 85 minutes into the game, Tatanka seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. When M. La Delfa made yet another studs-first tackle after 87 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Tatanka player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. J. Viheriäkoski became the new Tatanka captain. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by euwrotici, with 77 percent of the ball.

euwrotici's best player was C. Lardera. On the other hand, S. Serfel's play was disheartening. Tatanka's top performer was clearly B. Melappioni. However, M. Gorizutti made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.