Atlètic 0 - 1 laborales (382909135)

A scorching day at Bai A Stadium, where 38907 spectators were in place for today's match. Jorge Winkler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Georges Vieren and Friedrich Bertolotti. A 5-3-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Atlètic. Starters: Andrade - Aranzábal, Ziemke, Peedu, Bonano, Surdyk - Palmese, Tyšer, Steirer - Österstedt, Costa.

laborales decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Fafes - Pacheco Rubio, Obrstar, Calatayud, Utset - Ferrandell, Vallverdú, Carlot, Naranjo - Arara, Lerose.

For their match strategy, Atlètic had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. After 2 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but M. Lerose's free kick hit the crossbar. 0 - 1 was the score with 28 minutes played, after M. Lerose cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for laborales. H. Vallverdú came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over I. Andrade but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. With their counter attack move halted 39 minutes into the game, Atlètic were left with a free kick. The ball is passed straight through to the other end of the penalty area, with hopes for it to reach M. Peedu. However, he didn't have his wits about him and the ball went out. Atlètic's counterattacks created a good chance for A. Bonano on the right after 43 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. laborales claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

84 minutes in, laborales's C. Naranjo received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Atlètic mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 88 minutes, but M. Palmese was unable to convert from short range. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile H. Costa. Possession in this half belonged to laborales, who controlled the ball 67 percent of the time.

I. Andrade performed admirably for Atlètic. C. Aranzábal was a disappointment, however. laborales's top performer was clearly W. Arara. On the other hand, V. Utset's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.