juniors 1 - 3 wizard (392590013)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 509 that came out to bombonera. Sami Kaakinen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jelle van Gog and Tommy Trüssel. juniors had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mercuri - Casati, Stadtweide, Odifreddi - Semczyszyn, Pellegrini, Porri, Truglio, Werner - Flamant, Rumignani.

wizard started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Zambelli - Musazzi, Elia, Maceda, Lachs, Silveren - Falappa, Tardelli, Higueras - Meinert, Breban.

Today, juniors's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. wizard's F. Elia got himself booked for a foul. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why L. Musazzi found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. P. Truglio behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 20 minutes as he gave the ball away to J. Higueras. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. wizard took the lead after 21 minutes making the score 0 - 1. D. Breban placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by juniors, with 62 percent of the ball.

51 minutes into the match, juniors's P. Casati maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. As the 61 minute mark approached, the wizard coach decided it was time for a substitution. D. Breban reluctantly made way for F. Statti on the pitch. M. Silveren was handed the wizard captain's armband. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 77 minutes into the match, and F. Statti wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. After 81 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave F. Statti a chance to increase the lead for wizard, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 3. C. Pellegrini of juniors was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. juniors had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

juniors's best player was O. Stadtweide. However, V. Mercuri made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating wizard player was without a doubt F. Statti. I. Falappa on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.