Osaki 1 - 2 VALENCIA.C.F.!!! (382923968)

19220 spectators arrived at Stylos Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Zygmunt Szkop was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lasse Bersvendsen and Georgi Moskov. Osaki tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Revuelta - Guillem, Campara, Børgh - Martínez, Altefähre, Anguiano, Batet - Hlásznyik, Myrstål, Espinel.

VALENCIA.C.F.!!! had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Belogub - van der Haak, Bonmatí, Ortega - Scherf, Wiatrowski, Torroja, Butel, Ostrycharz - Cosaert, Lumini.

VALENCIA.C.F.!!! took the lead 24 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. G. Wiatrowski was the scorer. With the scoreboard showing that 39 minutes had been played, VALENCIA.C.F.!!! nearly put themselves up another goal after G. Cosaert came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, G. Lumini got himself booked. The manager of VALENCIA.C.F.!!! was not happy. B. Bonmatí received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 43 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. G. Ostrycharz could have put his team up another goal 43 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. 0 - 1 was the score after the first half. VALENCIA.C.F.!!! had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

The VALENCIA.C.F.!!! players could smell victory in the air. L. Butel wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for A. Guiral after 61 minutes. After 64 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave H. Scherf a chance to increase the lead for VALENCIA.C.F.!!!, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 2. By now, the players in VALENCIA.C.F.!!! felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Osaki's fans were urging them forward as they tried to get back into the game, and their vocal support was rewarded 66 minutes into the match as O. Martínez ran onto a beautiful ball played through the visitors' defence and slotted it past the keeper to reduce the deficit. 1 - 2. After the ball was lifted in from the left, G. Ostrycharz was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 67 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. Possession in this half belonged to VALENCIA.C.F.!!!, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

Osaki's best player was A. Myrstål. On the other hand, J. Guillem's play was disheartening. Most important VALENCIA.C.F.!!! player was J. Torroja. V. Belogub turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 2.