Deportivo 5 - 1 Inter (367407739)

37000 spectators arrived at El Futbolín de Riazor, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Dara Guilpain was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Henning Urhonen and Alberto Albano. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Deportivo. The following players had been chosen: Valero Gonzálo - Sevilleja, Amapaense, Senden - Ďurec, Dean, Aintzinekoetxe, Contessa, Geuens - Morgan, Barnera.

Inter decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players took the field: Heidler - Hök, Marx, Mccrary - Ruottinen, Regidor, Oyola, Steinhauser - Canudes, Eckelmann, Bulsink.

After some beautiful movement down the left wing, C. Morgan scored for Deportivo putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 6 minutes. With 17 minutes played, E. Senden of Deportivo fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Deportivo put themselves up 2 - 0 when L. Aintzinekoetxe broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Deportivo to 3 - 0 as A. Barnera finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. 36 minutes into the match, Inter's L. Bulsink demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to J. Eckelmann who chipped it in for 3 - 1. The score became 4 - 1 at 37 minutes into the game, when Deportivo were given a penalty which A. Geuens blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! After this, you could see that the players of Deportivo were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 4 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Deportivo, with 55 percent of the ball.

After 46 minutes, Inter switched H. Steinhauser with P. Koriševas, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Deportivo made sure of not letting J. Eckelmann succeed with his speed. When an opportunity appeared for him, as it did 51 minutes into the game, speedy E. Senden came to the rescue and stopped the attack. Inter breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 58 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Deportivo coach let J. Álvarez replace J. Dean after 60 minutes. A. Geuens was handed the Deportivo captain's armband. Given a free kick close to the byline, Deportivo tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let F. Contessa slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 5 - 1, 69 minutes into the game. The Deportivo players could smell victory in the air. C. Morgan wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for T. Ibsen after 70 minutes. 76 minutes into the match, A. Geuens could have extended the lead, but his powerful free kick went just over the bar. A penalty 77 minutes into the game gave the home side a chance at adding to the score, but an overconfident A. Geuens shot the ball wide trying to put it away in the top corner. Possession in this half belonged to Deportivo, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

R. Amapaense performed admirably for Deportivo. T. Ibsen turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Inter player was J. Eckelmann. However, K. Heidler made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 1.