Deportivo 1 - 0 J.A.F (375284198)

17824 spectators arrived at El Telon, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Lars Lynge Iversen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ramiro Hetz and Alfred Strauss. Deportivo decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players took the field: Prieto - Sporenberg, Szafarski, Michelitsch, Rodríguez - Trinidad, Langfelder, Cornel, Mazlum, Muré - van Son.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for J.A.F. The following players had been chosen: Sarfate - Trifan, Marsà, Kıraydın - Miihkinen, Średnicki, Dobrovski, Aal, Frauenknecht - Pölzl, Villalba.

Today, Deportivo's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. The wings were the focus of most of J.A.F's attacks today. Deportivo created a good opportunity to score 10 minutes into the match when D. Rodríguez's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, J. Szafarski scored for Deportivo putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 28 minutes. Deportivo's J. Muré had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to S. Trinidad who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Deportivo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

With 48 minutes played, Deportivo's J. Szafarski almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. İ. Mazlum wanted to play on, but the Deportivo coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 69 minutes into the game by G. Herdi. A. Langfelder was handed the Deportivo captain's armband. The Deportivo players could smell victory in the air. J. Szafarski wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for B. Boizard after 77 minutes. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 80 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when R. Frauenknecht tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. The referee showed J.A.F's M. Trifan the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Deportivo had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

J. Muré performed admirably for Deportivo. R. Michelitsch turned in a dismal performance, however. J.A.F's best player was V. Marsà. C. Villalba on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.