Internapoli 0 - 9 GENUA (382008817)

10366 punters turned up at SAN PAOLO, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Fernando Cunha Cordeiro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by András Mérei and Bertus Boone. Internapoli tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Ciulla - Savelsberg, Sottocornola, Panzera, Durşină - Piazzese, Fratini, Martinese, De Cristofaro - Paccassoni, Ratazzi.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for GENUA. Lineup: Ilievski - Bodzás, Hoenderken, Draghetti - Álvarez, Zaffalon, Ciszewski, Autunnali - Batlle, Bolognesi, Stav.

GENUA's R. Autunnali managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 2 minutes. 0 - 1. R. Autunnali of GENUA received a yellow card after 24 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. With 25 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed G. Bolognesi of GENUA to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 2. The referee showed Internapoli's S. Martinese the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The home crowd was not impressed when G. Bolognesi came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 32 minutes. GENUA were now up 0 - 3. After 41 minutes, GENUA's A. Stav burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 4. The players of GENUA now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. It was 0 - 4 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by GENUA, with 64 percent of the ball.

B. Durşină's lack of experience almost gave GENUA a goal after 47 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 57 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave G. Zaffalon a chance to increase the lead for GENUA, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 5. Internapoli's S. Fratini was shown a yellow card after 66 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The visitors' E. Ciszewski took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 68 minutes into the match. 0 - 6 for GENUA. Q. Batlle received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 73 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 7. The GENUA fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. After 79 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for G. Bolognesi who increased GENUA's lead to 0 - 8. This third goal completed a hattrick for G. Bolognesi. S. Fratini knew he was in trouble after hacking down an opponent. Despite his pleading with the referee, the Internapoli player was shown a second yellow card and dismissed from the game. After 83 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed V. Bodzás to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 9. GENUA claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 75 percent.

The most dominating Internapoli player was without a doubt R. Ratazzi. However, A. Sottocornola made a disastrous appearance. A. Stav performed admirably for GENUA. V. Draghetti on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 9.