Indus 1 - 2 Greengroucers (382886233)

The crowd of 50806 turning up at El Futbolin today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Waldemar Langiewicz was the appointed referee. Indus started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Teodorescu - Kalfoglou, Buitelaar, Escobedo - Brehm, Cuadros, Ribas, Galobard, Radočaj - Aykan, Stanchev.

Greengroucers had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Andersson - Martínez Conde, Guals, Granell - Gruilles, Fontecha, Salvador Calvo, Codeseda, Domingos Sousa - Murillo, Solar.

Today, Indus's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. It was a bad day for the usually speedy J. Solar. The mud seemed to slow him down. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 17 minutes into the match, and C. Gruilles wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. J. Solar could have put his team up another goal 33 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Indus, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

After 57 minutes of play, F. Ribas equalised for Indus after an elegant attack from the right. 70 minutes into the game, Greengroucers wanted to bring some new energy to their game. C. Gruilles gave R. Falero a quick hug as he left the field. Indus had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. Slack defending gave Indus a chance to take the lead with 73 minutes played, but Š. Radočaj's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. After 75 minutes, the Greengroucers coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving A. Guals off the field. J. Marlet took his place. Greengroucers almost scored after a counterattack 80 minutes into the match, but P. Salvador Calvo took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. 1 - 2 was the score with 82 minutes played, after J. Fontecha cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Greengroucers. J. Solar left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 83 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. J. Sorzano was the replacement. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

Most important Indus player was M. Galobard. On the other hand, H. Stanchev's play was disheartening. Greengroucers's top performer was clearly P. Salvador Calvo. J. Marlet was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.