Ibex 0 - 3 Gomera (314908226)

35050 punters turned up at Menurka Stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. David Mück was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fritzleo Lohe and Israel Bagazgoitia. Ibex tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Banker - Oshavkov, Damião, Correa - Kronner, Siedlecki, Thiem, Kieslich, Brühlmann - von Burg, Arteiro.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Gomera. The following players took the field: Encalada - Berenguer, Olives, Villavicencio - Albella, Zambrano, van Kaam, Donés, Enoeckl - Rubeo, Amit.

The terraces were silenced after 2 minutes when Gomera's A. Amit put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. G. Rubeo could have added one to the visitors' lead if his free kick had gone just a little lower. A drive down the left side allowed A. Amit to get in close and score another goal for Gomera after 21 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. V. Brühlmann really should have scored when he was chosen by fate to confront a wide open goal following a great play by P. Damião after a corner. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Ibex, with 52 percent of the ball.

Ibex's N. Kieslich had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 56 minutes having been played. S. Flore was the replacement. After the ball was lifted in from the left, A. Amit was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 66 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. With 71 minutes played, Gomera's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to F. van Kaam he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 0 - 3. D. Banker kept the home side in the game with a magnificent save when G. Rubeo delivered an almost perfect free kick to the far post. Ibex enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

Ibex's top performer was clearly J. Thiem. On the other hand, S. Flore's play was disheartening. Gomera's best player was A. Amit. However, E. Albella made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 3.