Hotros 3 - 2 internacionale (382886425)

The 33369 fans in attendance at El Nido Del Águila were roasting in the hot sun. Dominik Filipiec was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Viti Gudiel and Andreas Lövbeck. Hotros decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. The following players took the field: Vidal - Amigó, Bono, García - Badoux, Manzanares, Gelcem, Olivé - Cardaveras, Tibau, Carella.

internacionale tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: da Ermida - Moncada Maza, Santaliestra, Vives - Tullini, Roncal, Renau, Mercado, Fijołek - Harari, Pineda.

4 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by B. Cardaveras from D. Badoux's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for Hotros, making the score 1 - 0. A well placed corner kick from G. Bono was followed by J. Gelcem's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Hotros, the score now 2 - 0. The players of Hotros now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. internacionale's right side looked dangerous after 30 minutes, as C. Tullini broke through. V. Vidal continued to stifle them, however, as he made the save look easy. A. Mercado enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. 37 minutes into the game, Hotros were awarded a penalty that G. Bono turned into 3 - 0 without a problem. It was 3 - 0 at the break. internacionale claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

The visitors got one back when A. Roncal finished off a pass from the left and scored after 57 minutes. 3 - 1 was the score. 61 minutes into the game, G. Bono had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came C. Brau. Coming in on the left, O. Pineda did everything right to get a goal for internacionale after 62 minutes, but his finishing shot was stabbed clear by the keeper. Hotros's P. Amigó had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 69 minutes having been played. H. Haverbusch was the replacement. D. Badoux wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat. It might be a while before the fans see internacionale's A. Roncal again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 77 minute mark. He was replaced by A. García. A. Moncada Maza had a couple of good opportunities to reply, but the home team's keeper V. Vidal was simply unbeatable. Hotros's counterattacks created a good chance for F. Carella on the right after 79 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. internacionale fought on and, after 79 minutes, A. Mercado was able to reduce the deficit to 3 - 2 after some excellent moves on the right side were finished off with an incredibly clever chip. The home side's B. Cardaveras came close to extending the lead 80 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but E. da Ermida managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. internacionale almost scored after a counterattack 81 minutes into the match, but A. Moncada Maza took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by internacionale, with 52 percent of the ball.

Most important Hotros player was F. Carella. H. Haverbusch turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating internacionale player was without a doubt C. Tullini. However, A. García made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 2.