Marfil 2 - 0 musete (382919505)

31993 spectators had come to Jacint Verdaguer this cloudy day. Evyatar Gur Zeev was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Volodymyr Nepiypivo and Thomas Nors Andersen. Marfil decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Val - Anguita, Varaona, Zarza - Soria, Zamarro, Roura, Astor, Marchante - Franco, Cristimil.

musete tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Lara San Juan - Haumont, Oviedo, Sunesson - Grau, Cârţu, Apruzzese, Chevreuil - Laveau, De Sutter, Ashton.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 37 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from R. Zarza, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. Marfil put in a good effort on the right, but B. Marchante saw his volley fly wide of the mark 39 minutes into the game. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Marfil's B. Marchante increasing the lead to 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Marfil lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Marfil claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

In the lead, Marfil adjusted their style of play with 66 minutes gone. After 78 minutes, Marfil were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. A. Anguita did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. Possession in this half belonged to Marfil, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

Marfil's best player was U. Cristimil. A. Anguita on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important musete player was L. Laveau. However, S. Chevreuil made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 0.