regreso 4 - 1 Engualichados (234538069)

13500 fans braved the pouring rain at Azul y Oro. Hauke Schachter was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fabrizio Camarda and Clemens Biesterveld. regreso had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Gomez - Zarza, Balboa, De Luca - Principi, Heger, Latour, Alagón, Muñoz - Barizza, Mifka.

Engualichados decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Matrice - Rodríguez Villegas, Zanassi, Santa Cruz, Carrizo - Olaciregui, Bondar, Sonderegger, Roßner - Gagino, Rizzo Patron.

With 14 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. A. Sonderegger put the ball away for 0 - 1. 22 minutes into the game, L. Mifka came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. Engualichados's B. Olaciregui was shown a yellow card after 26 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The rain made it hard for players like H. Heger to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. After 39 minutes of play, E. Barizza evened things up for regreso with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 1 - 1. After a fine move down the middle M. Alagón nearly gave the home side a goal after 40 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. Halftime score was 1 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to regreso, who controlled the ball 83 percent of the time.

regreso took the lead 58 minutes in, as H. Heger broke through on the left and put the 2 - 1 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit T. Latour just fine. H. Heger had a fantastic opportunity to put regreso up another goal 74 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Engualichados had to make a substitution after 88 minutes. A. Sonderegger limped off the field and was replaced by S. Töwe. regreso put themselves up 3 - 1 when E. Barizza broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. At this point, it was obvious that the players of regreso lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. regreso increased the lead as L. Mifka struck to make the score 4 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. regreso enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 85 percent of possession.

T. Latour performed admirably for regreso. M. Zarza on the other hand, had a terrible day. Engualichados's top performer was clearly Y. Bondar. However, C. Carrizo made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 4 - 1.