And CF 5 - 0 Borussia (380500047)

It had rained all day, but 949 hardy fans still made it out to Teatro de los Sueños. Benjamin Wöllhaf was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hakon Wesener and Sidónio Sampaio. And CF decided to use a 5-2-3 set up. The following players had been chosen: Armaroli - Burón, Fillol, Calvet, Kalliatakis, Raga - López Losada, Imbalzano - Ríos, Anastasi, Navales.

Borussia started off with a 2-4-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Köchy - Donev, Novak - Skogquist, Elwertowski, Alcina, Frizzale - Beauce, Simoska, Powell.

The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit J. Calvet just fine. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to Ó. Raga, but the And CF player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! The crowd gasped as O. Kalliatakis of And CF was flattened by an opponent after 25 minutes and had to be carried off. A. Fàbregas came in off the bench. And CF put themselves up 2 - 0 when J. Calvet broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. A. Matienzo was called on to replace And CF's P. Ríos after 33 minutes following a nasty collision. 34 minutes in, And CF appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only solid. U. Skogquist, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. And CF's R. Imbalzano increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 40 minutes. 41 minutes into the game, And CF had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in And CF's D. López Losada increasing the lead to 4 - 0. After 43 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Borussia found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. It was 4 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to And CF, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of And CF was able to get his message across, and raised And CF's organisation to solid. The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Borussia had solid organisation. With 48 minutes played, B. Fillol could have brought this one home for And CF as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. 57 minutes into the game, Borussia seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. 67 minutes into the game, And CF seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. Borussia's S. Powell was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 74 minutes. 82 minutes in, And CF appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. After 83 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Borussia found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to poor. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. A. Matienzo squirmed through their central defence after 84 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of And CF lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. And CF had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

And CF's top performer was clearly R. Imbalzano. A. Matienzo was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Borussia player was without a doubt L. Donev. U. Skogquist turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 0.