TERRASSA 3 - 3 Colorines (382894644)

41433 spectators had come to ESTADI OLIMPIC this cloudy day. Leonard C. Häggbo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Philip Loibl and Pau Rubí. TERRASSA tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players took the field: Esseling - Beckin, Maxim - Šefránek, Williams, Veng, de Schrijver, Pater - Llull, Ponomarenko, Galindo.

Colorines had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Vianello - Focşa, van Randwijck, Haagsman - Bajlović, Mihele, Song, Reyntjens, Angelov - Aaby, Hainrich.

TERRASSA used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. At 12 minutes played, C. Veng came in from the right with the intention of giving TERRASSA the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. They were singing the praises of T. Šefránek 23 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to TERRASSA. After 30 minutes, T. Šefránek put TERRASSA ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Colorines were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 31 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to D. Mihele, who smashed it home to make the score 2 - 1. Things were deteriorating for the away team as TERRASSA scored another to make it 3 - 1 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for V. Ponomarenko after 32 minutes. With 33 minutes played, G. Galindo could have brought this one home for TERRASSA as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. It was 3 - 1 at the break. TERRASSA claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

The coach of TERRASSA was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 65 minutes, M. Cabanes came on for E. Beckin. C. Veng wanted to play on, but the TERRASSA coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 65 minutes into the game by J. Hakamski. T. Esseling became the new TERRASSA captain. T. Esseling made a brilliant save 70 minutes into the match, blocking a rocket of a shot from S. Angelov on the right hand side. The visitors replied 74 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 3 - 2, as J. Aaby dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. The TERRASSA players could smell victory in the air. G. Galindo wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for M. Rosenkranz after 75 minutes. The visitors didn't give in and, after 85 minutes, S. Angelov got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 3 - 3. Possession in this half belonged to TERRASSA, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

P. Llull performed admirably for TERRASSA. T. Esseling on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Colorines player was J. Aaby. R. van Randwijck turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 3.