C.E.Sabadell 2 - 1 Murcia (367423413)

Clear skies welcomed the 35000 spectators who had made their way to Nova Creu Alta. Harald Heymer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sebastian van den Hout and Dragan Vasilic. C.E.Sabadell had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Szymocha - Zaniat, Jall, Laplanche - Marcu, Rossi, Fluuri, Albert, Adagas - Morales, Özarda.

Murcia tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Akadlı - Lizaran, Ajaz, Lister - Baliña, Velasco, Goosens, Serra, Sabatier - Brandtner, Andújar.

Murcia were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. With 10 minutes played, J. Goosens of Murcia fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. C. Özarda gave C.E.Sabadell the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 Murcia's J. Goosens had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 18 minutes having been played. J. Vázquez was the replacement. Murcia bypassed the midfield with their counterattack, leading to a free kick goal by R. Sabatier for 1 - 1. Murcia's M. Serra got himself booked for a foul. Halftime score was 1 - 1. C.E.Sabadell claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

C.E.Sabadell made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left C. Morales completely alone with keeper S. Akadlı, who made a spectacular block. C.E.Sabadell could have put themselves ahead after 74 minutes but C. Morales missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. After 77 minutes of play, C. Morales gave the home team a 2 - 1 lead after an attack coming in from the right. After 84 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by C. Morales might have resulted in another goal for C.E.Sabadell. However, S. Akadlı made a spectacular save. C.E.Sabadell enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

Most important C.E.Sabadell player was H. Rossi. E. Jall was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Murcia player was without a doubt M. Brandtner. However, R. Sabatier made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.