Sporting 3 - 4 SportingBus (379817260)

The 2170 spectators at Sporting Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Boy Boll was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Christian Tepa and Natalio Ticona. Sporting had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players took the field: Reimondez - Korvin, Kubeček - Jiménez Iniesta, Rubio Morales, Améndola, Green, San Martín - Buxheli, Svahn, Myrvold.

SportingBus started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Samsami - Ederra, Meurer, Letfus-Kreuz - Buscemi, Cuéllar, Brodolini, Dupuis - Schwertfirm, Augstkalns, Koevoets.

After 11 minutes, SportingBus put themselves up 0 - 1, as A. Buscemi finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. M. Augstkalns could have put his team up another goal 14 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. 26 minutes in, Sporting's A. Améndola received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. M. Rubio Morales enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. After 33 minutes, SportingBus's H. Letfus-Kreuz burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. SportingBus had most of the ball, with 56 percent of possession.

Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Sporting's J. San Martín was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 51 minutes. R. Ogg was given a chance to change things around. Some fine movement on the left led to a SportingBus goal after 51 minutes, making it 0 - 3. M. Augstkalns was noted down as the scorer. The players of SportingBus now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Sporting's A. Svahn got himself booked for a foul. C. Cuéllar of SportingBus had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. T. Pérez de la Fuente came in to finish the match. Sporting needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 58 minutes A. Améndola made way for V. Grabari. Sporting's fans were urging them forward as they tried to get back into the game, and their vocal support was rewarded 58 minutes into the match as N. Korvin ran onto a beautiful ball played through the visitors' defence and slotted it past the keeper to reduce the deficit. 1 - 3. A marvellous Sporting effort on the right-hand side resulted in a goal after 63 minutes by A. Svahn, making the score 2 - 3. As usual, V. Grabari tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. After 69 minutes, S. Myrvold got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. N. Korvin showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 76 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 3 - 3 equaliser away. The terraces were silenced after 80 minutes when SportingBus's M. Schwertfirm put the guests ahead 3 - 4, following an attack on the right. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by SportingBus, with 51 percent of the ball.

A. Svahn performed admirably for Sporting. On the other hand, A. Jiménez Iniesta's play was disheartening. Most important SportingBus player was H. Koevoets. However, H. Letfus-Kreuz made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 4.