DanidaviFC 5 - 2 SolCat, (367596027)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 6888 at Olimpo today. Manuel Atance was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bengt-Åke Sederberg and Antonio Simeone. DanidaviFC started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Monárdez - Mañueco, Araluce, Giménez Guerra - Bayón, Cabañas, Villena, Guerguetiain, Sommarlius - Galiana, Schröder.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for SolCat,. The following players took the field: Mühlendahl - El-Alami, Riobó, Florencio, Blanco - Campuzano, Suso, Garbi, Capetillo - Peleteiro, Sáez Sánchez.

DanidaviFC showed off their creative tactics. 2 minutes in, DanidaviFC's E. Araluce received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Proving his experience, X. Peleteiro scored 0 - 1 for SolCat, after putting some pressure on the opposing defence at a critical moment. The crowd was on its feet 8 minutes into the match, as DanidaviFC's V. Schröder found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. With 9 minutes played, Á. Cabañas of DanidaviFC fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 12 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for DanidaviFC was F. Galiana. 2 - 1 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by DanidaviFC, with 60 percent of the ball.

S. Villena wanted to play on, but the DanidaviFC coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 55 minutes into the game by I. Campos. F. El-Alami of SolCat, received a yellow card after 62 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 63 minutes into the match, the speedy M. Capetillo easily outpaced A. Guerguetiain, chipped the keeper and made the score 2 - 2. O. Garbi had a good try after 64 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. DanidaviFC took the lead 67 minutes in, as E. Araluce broke through on the left and put the 3 - 2 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. DanidaviFC managed to extend their lead to 4 - 2 when S. Mañueco cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The coach of DanidaviFC was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 81 minutes, J. Merino came on for J. Sommarlius. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, R. Florencio got himself booked. The manager of SolCat, was not happy. DanidaviFC put themselves up 5 - 2 when F. Galiana broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. DanidaviFC's I. Campos was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 87 minutes. With 87 minutes played, DanidaviFC's I. Campos almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. DanidaviFC enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

DanidaviFC's top performer was clearly F. Galiana. On the other hand, I. Campos's play was disheartening. O. Garbi performed admirably for SolCat,. F. Campuzano was a disappointment, however. The match ends 5 - 2.