principenabilintern 5 - 0 Milan~ (382008225)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 14315 had shown up at fida for the match. Norbert Clémente was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hugo ''Möne'' Torsson and Jonas Yngvesson. principenabilintern had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players took the field: Steigerwald - Laue Friis, Joli - Tuli, Wilkerling, Conesa, Magno, Borgeaud - Moutier, Eräpolku, Malignani.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Milan~. Starters: Scalone - Heus, Westend, Dönhoff - Rigg, Hiser, Stefanelli, Bertaux, Zora - Pietragalla, Drogt.

principenabilintern clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Milan~ mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. After a savage shot that could only be parried by the keeper, T. Borgeaud demonstrated his experience by being in just the right place to slot home the rebound. His goal for principenabilintern 4 minutes into the match made the score 1 - 0. M. Tuli's lightning pace was too much for R. Heus who could only look on as the principenabilintern player blasted one home. 2 - 0. principenabilintern solidified their lead at the 13 minute mark, as F. Malignani dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 3 - 0. M. Tuli dispatched a majestic long shot 15 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. 23 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as J. Moutier broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for principenabilintern. At this point, it was obvious that the players of principenabilintern lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Milan~ will have to do without M. Zora for a time, due to a bad foot injury at the 37 minute mark. He was substituted by R. Mihai. E. Stefanelli became the new Milan~ captain. Always quick and a menace to his opponents, M. Rigg was very close to getting through after 40 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. 4 - 0 was the halftime score. principenabilintern had most of the ball, with 61 percent of possession.

After 58 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by T. Wilkerling might have resulted in another goal for principenabilintern. However, L. Scalone made a spectacular save. Given a free kick close to the byline, principenabilintern tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let P. Magno slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 5 - 0, 61 minutes into the game. principenabilintern's E. Eräpolku had an excellent opportunity after 63 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! T. Laue Friis had a fantastic opportunity to put principenabilintern up another goal 77 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. F. Malignani should probably have put his team up another goal after 83 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by L. Scalone kept the visitors in the game. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by principenabilintern, with 59 percent of the ball.

S. Conesa performed admirably for principenabilintern. P. Magno turned in a dismal performance, however. Milan~'s top performer was clearly G. Pietragalla. On the other hand, R. Mihai's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 0.