Cartuchos 1 - 9 Alexandros (382888927)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Dinamita Arena saw a crowd turnout of 21508. Kilian Duvoisin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Juan Martín Olivieri and Stan Cuijpers. Cartuchos tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. The following players took the field: Galarza - Moreno Torre, Rynsewyn, Ferran, Svenninggaard - Comes-Franchini, Cavazza, Gaffar - Brandariz, Maturana, Forcadell.

Alexandros had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Pierson - Ligi, Gasse - Fournier, Guerforat, Smaza, Taton, Olsson - Pors, Baj, Ordoñez.

Cartuchos displayed their ability to play creatively. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 2 minutes allowed J. Guerforat to score for Alexandros. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. 5 minutes in, Alexandros's P. Fournier received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Cartuchos were forced into a substitution as J. Galarza couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing G. Emiliani to come in off the bench. Against a lesser team, Alexandros could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 24 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. The corner kick from M. Maturana was powerfully met by the head of R. Brandariz to make the score 1 - 1. 1 - 2 was the score with 32 minutes played, after H. Olsson cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Alexandros. A. Pors received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 35 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 1 - 3. The Alexandros fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. By now, the players in Alexandros felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. After 37 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for A. Pors who increased Alexandros's lead to 1 - 4. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 4. Possession in this half belonged to Alexandros, who controlled the ball 93 percent of the time.

After 62 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed L. Baj to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 1 - 5. After 63 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave J. Guerforat a chance to increase the lead for Alexandros, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 6. 70 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 7 as A. Pors finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. That made three goals for A. Pors and he was marked down for the hat trick. Alexandros increased their lead after 77 minutes when A. Pors broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 8, much to the home crowd's dismay. The home crowd was not impressed when J. Guerforat came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 82 minutes. Alexandros were now up 1 - 9. That was his third goal of the match - a hat trick for J. Guerforat. Cartuchos's T. Moreno Torre left the field after 84 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was S. Ciaño. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Alexandros, with 96 percent of the ball.

Most important Cartuchos player was R. Brandariz. However, J. Rynsewyn made a disastrous appearance. J. Guerforat performed admirably for Alexandros. On the other hand, K. Pierson's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 9.