Atlético 2 - 1 marfil (382893371)

Dark skies made the crowd of 52000 at La Luna a little nervous, but the rain held off. Danilo Evaristo Medeot was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Murat Altemur and Ruedi Fischer. Atlético decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Diaconescu - van Huijksloot, Marchadier - Selekman, Fonseca, Pemán Casanova, Pajares, Vayas - Zdravković, Cervera, Sperandio.

marfil started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Gordijn - Judaschke, Kirchderne, Gerli - Loiseau, del Jarama, Borca, Hiltbrunner, Kolenbrander - Prévot, Sandberg.

Atlético used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. After 27 minutes Atlético's O. Vayas contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Atlético's E. Cervera was shown a yellow card after 29 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Atlético took the lead 31 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as E. Cervera elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Atlético claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

53 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as S. Selekman broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Atlético. Atlético's B. Fonseca's long shot really ought to have found the net 57 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. With 60 minutes played, H. Sandberg had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. Atlético's E. Cervera had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 67 minutes having been played. M. Biagiotti was the replacement. With 74 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock, marfil showed some good skill and were able to reduce the score to 2 - 1 when D. Kirchderne got past the home side's central defenders right in front of the goal. Possession in this half belonged to Atlético, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

The most dominating Atlético player was without a doubt M. Zdravković. O. Vayas was a disappointment, however. Most important marfil player was L. Borca. However, I. Judaschke made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.