SiUo 3 - 1 Forcas (367387613)

Due to an all-day shower, 34821 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Mestalla Arena. Božo Tomazin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Volker Lippmann and Salustiano Areas. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for SiUo. They fielded: Ibn-Rafiq - Teodoro, Paulo, Almog - Proença, Clavier, Sanjaume, Dicastillo, Plantalech - Onţanu, Caballé.

Forcas started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Garriga - Santacatalina, Gil García, Aretio - Eliese Cuesta, Irujo, Illuesca Cuesta, Contamina - Frosini, Olivares, Celis.

Forcas preferred to finish off their attacks from a distance. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like V. Contamina. SiUo took the lead 10 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as D. Paulo elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. SiUo solidified their lead at the 15 minute mark, as V. Onţanu dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. SiUo's C. Proença was shown a yellow card after 27 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Unfortunately for Forcas, R. Illuesca Cuesta was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. P. Moreno Blanco replaced him. The home side's F. Sanjaume came close to extending the lead 29 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but D. Garriga managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. After 34 minutes, following yet another great corner, J. Teodoro's flick on at the near post reached G. Clavier, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. SiUo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 67 percent of possession.

It was a bad day for the usually speedy C. Irujo. The mud seemed to slow him down. After 63 minutes, the SiUo players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. After a short break after 63 minutes, SiUo seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. C. Proença increased SiUo's lead to 3 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. The players of SiUo now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. The guests got an opportunity to reduce after 74 minutes and D. Olivares took it from the penalty spot, scoring easily for 3 - 1. D. Paulo of SiUo received a yellow card after 79 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. J. Teodoro unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. SiUo had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

SiUo's top performer was clearly G. Clavier. However, M. Plantalech made a disastrous appearance. Most important Forcas player was D. Olivares. S. Celis on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.