Atletico 1 - 3 Purple (367344378)

42334 spectators had found their way to Juventus Arena, despite the heavy rain. Tim Walthart was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Victor Laffut and Pasi Kaurismäki. The derby had been the talk of Madrid all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. Atletico decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Neva - Simčić, Kecht, Ciobanu - Ferreres, Alzamendi, Antona Montoro, Neumüller-Lypaczweski, Wammes - Morro, Reguera.

Purple had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Lineup: Velasco - Osorio Rojas, Hulthin, Brčić, Kornherr - Leplat, Scarpelli, Aso, Benavent, Berriolo - Barros.

The strategy for Purple was to use their ability to press. Thighs bulging, M. Neumüller-Lypaczweski charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. 9 minutes into the match, the visiting Purple made the score 0 - 1 after A. Scarpelli executed a perfect free kick. A penalty was awarded after 28 minutes, and A. Scarpelli made the most of his chance to put Purple up by another goal. 0 - 2 for the visitors. The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when A. Morro scored after a brilliant midfield combination through the centre, reducing the lead to 1 - 2. Purple pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. G. Kornherr left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 40 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. S. Carmona was the replacement. 1 - 2 was the score after the first half. Purple had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Purple coach let Z. El-Edwan replace G. Leplat after 60 minutes. As the match clock hit 60 minutes, Purple regrouped to try and keep their initiative in the game. Z. El-Edwan high-fived J. Aso as they swapped positions on the team. After 60 minutes, the Purple players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. After 60 minutes, Atletico switched H. Kecht with P. Barberà, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Unhappy with the result so far in the game, the Atletico manager used a brief break in play after 60 minutes to give the players new directives. The pressing tactics used by Purple were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. The Purple players could smell victory in the air. E. Barros wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for C. Gervasoni after 65 minutes. Purple increased their lead after 65 minutes when C. Gervasoni broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, J. Aso got himself booked. The manager of Purple was not happy. After 69 minutes Atletico's P. Neva limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. At this time in the match, Purple were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. After 74 minutes, F. Reguera had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for Atletico with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Atletico's I. Ciobanu was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 75 minutes. W. Gunnarsson was given a chance to change things around. Possession in this half belonged to Purple, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

A. Morro performed admirably for Atletico. On the other hand, E. Ferreres's play was disheartening. Purple's best player was C. Gervasoni. However, E. Berriolo made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.