Davico 0 - 0 Valencia (382922793)

Due to an all-day shower, 23027 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Nou Estadi El Gran Palau. Janne Johansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Agostino Tesi and Runar ''Nabbis'' Lyhborg. Davico started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Fürstenfeld - Arcudi, Szegfü, Hochhäuser - Oakland, Hegger, Jeleček, Salis, Fortún - Bosowski, Regada.

Valencia tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. They fielded: Farnés - Kasprzycki, Jolačić, von Habsburg, Georgitzikis - Dondio, Serpellini, Gioacchini, Somodi, Aldekoa - Załucki.

Valencia clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Thighs bulging, F. Hochhäuser charged past the weaker players, seemingly oblivious to the rain. It was obvious that team Valencia had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. 44 minutes into the game, P. Załucki was a hair's breadth away from giving Valencia the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by M. Fürstenfeld saved the home team that time. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Davico claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Valencia players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. Davico's I. Hegger was shown a yellow card after 65 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 73 minutes into the game, Valencia wanted to bring some new energy to their game. P. Załucki gave Z. Sivko a quick hug as he left the field. The Valencia captaincy was handed to Z. Sivko. It was a bad day for the usually speedy C. Serpellini. The mud seemed to slow him down. O. Gioacchini had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. After 83 minutes, the defensive line of Valencia created a counterattack through the middle that gave M. Jolačić a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Davico enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

The most dominating Davico player was without a doubt M. Bosowski. C. Fortún on the other hand, had a terrible day. Valencia's best player was O. von Habsburg. T. Kasprzycki turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.