MaspalomasFC 2 - 5 Dams (380082289)

17526 spectators arrived at MaspalomasFC Arenas, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Edvard Davidsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Višeslav Kelec and Eric Chavatte. All of Galicia was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. MaspalomasFC had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: O'Dwyer - Digard, Karaağaçlı, Torras - Deniz, Zink, Piel, Fabián, Juárez - Darnis, Caruana.

Dams started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Portillo - Arias, Porteiro, Brabandt - Tobia, Petrók, MacHall, Palac, Furst - Crous, Drakopoulos.

MaspalomasFC seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Dams clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. M. Tobia of Dams was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. MaspalomasFC fans held their breath as B. Juárez scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! After 7 minutes, Dams used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. 20 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by M. Drakopoulos from M. Furst's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for Dams, making the score 1 - 1. The visiting M. Drakopoulos was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 25 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score. Dams's V. Arias was shown a yellow card after 32 minutes for slicing down an opponent. F. Crous received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 38 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 1 - 3. The Dams fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. MaspalomasFC had to make a substitution after 39 minutes. W. Piel limped off the field and was replaced by S. Forese. It was 1 - 3 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Dams, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

The referee signalled a penalty 49 minutes into the game following an offence which looked like it was outside the box. M. Drakopoulos knocked it home to make the score 1 - 4. By then M. Drakopoulos had scored three goals - a hat trick! Confident in their lead, Dams's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 51 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 5 as A. Palac finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Dams coach let X. Xaneiro replace F. Crous after 60 minutes. A. Palac left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 70 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. D. Valverde was the replacement. Always a threat, İ. Deniz tore past his marker and placed the ball right at the feet of the waiting G. Caruana who should have easily scored for MaspalomasFC, but the ball went wide. MaspalomasFC didn't give in and with 78 minutes played S. Zink was able to make the score 2 - 5 after an attack on the right. Dams enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

MaspalomasFC's top performer was clearly G. Caruana. On the other hand, M. O'Dwyer's play was disheartening. T. Porteiro performed admirably for Dams. D. Valverde turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 5.