Matrukitos 0 - 0 Losninhos (367344294)

59230 punters turned up at San Justerini & Brooks, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. William O'Hara was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Max Handlos and Pawel Wolski. All of Madrid was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Matrukitos decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Caramillo - Serfőző, Petkov, Indacoechea - Aleksić, Xuviño, Boerrigter, Žďárský, Trammell - Houweling, Iaselli.

Losninhos tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Fivaller - Lev, Achten, Barzasi - Liuha, Jul, Garot, Kauffmann, Mättö - Aguado, Miranda.

Matrukitos's Z. Serfőző tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Matrukitos claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

With 54 minutes played P. Houweling almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Some great play up the middle by Matrukitos led to a chance for A. Aleksić to score after 58 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. With 63 minutes played, R. Iaselli of Matrukitos fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 67 minutes in, Matrukitos's P. Houweling received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Making his way up the middle 69 minutes into the match, S. Boerrigter almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert J. Fivaller blocked it to keep the score level. The referee showed Matrukitos's Z. Serfőző the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Losninhos, as E. Liuha left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. S. Cumbo took his place on the field. K. Jul was handed the Losninhos captain's armband. J. Achten would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. A. Zebić entered the game for Losninhos as the match clock showed 80 minutes. Matrukitos enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

S. Boerrigter performed admirably for Matrukitos. V. Petkov was a disappointment, however. Losninhos's best player was F. Miranda. On the other hand, S. Cumbo's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.