Savicevic 6 - 5 Tazmania (393037353)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 25000 had shown up at A Peregrina F.C. Arena for the match. Augustyn Slowik was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Massimiliano Sempio Liverta and Július Jahodjar. Savicevic had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Starters: Hietaniemi - Vinčić, Gallart, Akpınar - Given, Erdozaín, Firfirikos, Rosendahl - Câmpeanu, Deák, Jatusripithak.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Tazmania. They fielded: Valli - Scano, Rubio, Figini - Barinaga, Everling, Bogdanović, Intola, Zilin - Planès, Vilellas.

Priding himself in being an active coach, the Tazmania manager gave new instructions to his players after 1 minutes. Some great play up the middle by Savicevic led to a chance for A. Deák to score after 8 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. After 16 minutes, V. Firfirikos sent the corner kick right to C. Gallart who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 0! The visitors' V. Intola was alert after a cross coming in from the left, levelling the score at 1 - 1 after 23 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Savicevic, with 52 percent of the ball.

The guests almost went up by a goal after 52 minutes when B. Bogdanović came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. Tazmania had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 54 minutes in when B. Everling came up alone against M. Hietaniemi who managed a block. After 60 minutes, the Tazmania coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving W. Zilin off the field. P. Chiuso took his place. 64 minutes in, Tazmania's É. Planès received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 65 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Tazmania substitution. A. Faggiano came on for É. Planès. A free kick aimed at the keeper's far post almost gave Tazmania the lead 68 minutes in, but the ball just wasn't able to squirm its way through the defensive wall. Tazmania enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of extra time followed. At 96 minutes played, E. Rosendahl came in from the right with the intention of giving Savicevic the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Under heavy pressure after 106 minutes, the inexperienced Savicevic struggled to maintain their level of play. The result was still a draw, so the match had to be settled with penalties.

When it comes to placing a ball precisely, V. Firfirikos is a real wizard. He put it safely away for Savicevic to make the score 2 - 1. Tazmania's A. Valli was relaxed as he smoothly put the ball in the net. 2 - 2! Savicevic's S. Akpınar made no mistake. A. Valli didn't have a chance. 3 - 2. Tazmania's B. Bogdanović showed he has nerves of steel when it comes to penalties, easily changing the score to 3 - 3. Savicevic's J. Given coolly put the ball past A. Valli. 4 - 3. The crowd was awed by A. Faggiano's finely placed shot for Tazmania making it 4 - 4. Savicevic's M. Hietaniemi kept his cool as he faced down A. Valli. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 5 - 4. Tazmania's V. Intola kept his cool as he faced down M. Hietaniemi. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 5 - 5. Savicevic's G. Câmpeanu kept his cool as he faced down A. Valli. His composure paid off as he scored easily for 6 - 5. A confident B. Everling of Tazmania put the ball right where he wanted, but M. Hietaniemi was right there for the save. No goal. The most dominating Savicevic player was without a doubt F. Erdozaín. G. Câmpeanu turned in a dismal performance, however. Tazmania's best player was A. Faggiano. V. Intola on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 5.