T.J. 1 - 1 ROTOR (382887430)

Clear skies welcomed the 49881 spectators who had made their way to T.J. Arena. Rien Weijers was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Carlos Alberto Mendez and Thomas Borg. T.J. decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Antonarelli - Banjac, Pulgar, Almeida - Bellver, Maehder, Manz, Minola, Ferriol - Senosiaín, Manta.

ROTOR tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Díaz de Reguero - González, Bogatinovski, Gobern, Aidarbekov - Sobolev, Rozentāls, Kisiel, Cidre, Olivar - Valera Murcia.

ROTOR had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 38 minutes, but A. Gobern's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. T.J. took the lead 40 minutes in, as C. Senosiaín broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. T. Bogatinovski of ROTOR was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Halftime score was 1 - 0. T.J. enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

The home team will be cursing V. Sobolev for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 55 minutes. ROTOR's D. Cidre had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 76 minutes having been played. J. Martínez Vera was the replacement. Possession in this half belonged to T.J., who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

The most dominating T.J. player was without a doubt C. Senosiaín. On the other hand, M. Bellver's play was disheartening. Most important ROTOR player was A. Gobern. V. Sobolev on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 1.