Sporting 2 - 1 Mornar (382900741)

39081 punters turned up at Sporting 77 Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Carlos Correia was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Antonio Pontremoli and Ueli Binggeli. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Sporting. The following players had been chosen: Botilla - Jiménez, Castro, Sáenz Rodríguez - Camazón, Carres, Oroña, Zufiria - Domezain, Bové, Cabañero Martínez.

Mornar tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Vernaillen - Ayerdi, Corders, Mas - Bar-Sheshet, Olabuenaga, Kurpan, Villaño, Bécquer - Pineda, Chapa.

Sporting used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Sporting had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. Sporting's R. Carres tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Making his way up the middle 18 minutes into the match, R. Carres almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert L. Vernaillen blocked it to keep the score level. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Sporting, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. H. Castro gave Sporting the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Sporting, with 56 percent of the ball.

With 47 minutes played, Sporting's well-worked indirect free kick caused havoc in the penalty area, and when the ball eventually fell to R. Carres he gleefully slotted the ball home to make it 2 - 0. Mornar were desperate to get a goal back and pushed forward through the middle 79 minutes into the game. After a scramble in the box, the ball dropped to H. Kurpan, who smashed it home to make the score 2 - 1. E. Bové could have increased the lead after 82 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Sporting claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Sporting's top performer was clearly E. Bové. F. Cabañero Martínez on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Mornar player was H. Kurpan. However, A. Bécquer made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.