DEPORCOCO 3 - 5 E-3Team1 (174808726)

17904 spectators had come to JUAN CARLOS VALERON this cloudy day. Henk-Jan Bormans was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pirmin Schoenberger and Arvid Tiihala. DEPORCOCO started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Fagnini - Nogueira, Magne, Welschen, Ausseill - Bottiglieri, Fabbricini, Brøndum, Ðurić, Apelby - Alegre.

E-3Team1 started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Ray - Kolb, Samieske, Valero - Villaverde, Okkels, Filimonov, Ben-Haim, Gailliez - Şahin, Zalenskis.

Today, E-3Team1's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. Making his way up the middle 12 minutes into the match, R. Fabbricini almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert G. Ray blocked it to keep the score level. DEPORCOCO were very close to putting themselves one up after 15 minutes as T. Apelby got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. The visiting R. Ben-Haim was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 24 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. 28 minutes in, E-3Team1's T. Okkels received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. With 38 minutes having been played, DEPORCOCO scored to make it 1 - 1. A dribble down the left wing, followed by a shot which took a wicked bounce off a defender resulted in the keeper having no chance. Everyone thought it'd been an own goal, but D. Brøndum was marked down as the scorer. The referee showed DEPORCOCO's G. Ausseill the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to E-3Team1, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

1 - 2 was the score with 47 minutes played, after U. Samieske cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for E-3Team1. An amazing free kick flew past the home keeper 69 minutes into the match, putting E-3Team1 ahead 1 - 3. T. Valero was the scorer. By now, the players in E-3Team1 felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. It might be a while before the fans see E-3Team1's T. Okkels again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 72 minute mark. He was replaced by J. Pandiella. S. Zalenskis's speed was clear to see after 79 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released G. Şahin who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 1 - 4. After 81 minutes, E-3Team1's R. Ben-Haim burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 1 - 5. The home crowd were delighted when M. Alegre scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 2 - 5. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! With a penalty awarded after 86 minutes, DEPORCOCO's G. Ausseill placed the ball low and to the keeper's right, impossible to block. 3 - 5. DEPORCOCO enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

DEPORCOCO's top performer was clearly R. Fabbricini. On the other hand, S. Magne's play was disheartening. The most dominating E-3Team1 player was without a doubt R. Ben-Haim. However, G. Ray made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 5.