Mercenarios 2 - 3 Allau (380084679)

Clear skies welcomed the 14258 spectators who had made their way to Los Mercenarios de R Arena. Süleyman Gürtler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Władysław Czapiasty and Alphonse Viaud. Mercenarios had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players took the field: Galisson - Vanzan, Enderica, Burmeta, Urioste - Del Pia, Madruga, Raszczuk, Łabaziewicz, Martins - Casamitjana.

Allau tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Orte - Reljić, Riel - Chamot, Supriarso, Köllerer, Meunier, Marinoiu - Giger, Nawrocki, Galego.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Mercenarios. Mercenarios were very close to putting themselves one up after 23 minutes as Ł. Raszczuk got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 24 minutes allowed N. Reljić to score for Allau. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. With 25 minutes played, G. Vanzan of Mercenarios fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. After a fatal mistake from the away team's right side defence 26 minutes into the match, an alert E. Del Pia bagged the ball for Mercenarios, levelling the score to 1 - 1. A. Chamot of Allau was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 42 minutes into the game, G. Vanzan had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came P. Dasonomos. 43 minutes into the game, Z. Nawrocki almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Mercenarios had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

The guests took the lead 47 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in F. Galego scoring to make it 1 - 2. Mercenarios's H. Urioste was shown a yellow card after 48 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 49 minutes, Allau's A. Chamot burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 1 - 3. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Mercenarios's M. Łabaziewicz was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 58 minutes. A. Desiato was given a chance to change things around. The bench was restless, and with 71 minutes passed Mercenarios's coach gave V. Bardem the opportunity the player had been hoping for. I. Casamitjana reluctantly left the field. P. Dasonomos was the new captain of Mercenarios - handed the armband by the departing player. After 76 minutes, Mercenarios raised their score by one when S. Martins's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by V. Bardem. 2 - 3. Possession in this half belonged to Mercenarios, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

The most dominating Mercenarios player was without a doubt Ł. Raszczuk. H. Urioste was a disappointment, however. Most important Allau player was S. Giger. However, V. Marinoiu made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 3.