Martigues 2 - 0 DONOSTI.COM (382932278)

19001 punters turned up at Stade Nicolas Chédaille, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Matthew Smith was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nand Verhage and Kfir Wolfson. Martigues started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Gorriarán - Monmany, Bellot, Llerena - Fariñas, Castellar, Álvarez, Villatoro - Payán, Cascasona, Batllosera.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for DONOSTI.COM. Lineup: Liţa - Piesanen, Custers, Baudelet - Kiela, Kirminas, Zorko, Ferrari, Georgiev - Bazyn, Deneş.

Martigues seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. DONOSTI.COM used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. Making his way up the middle 14 minutes into the match, P. Fariñas almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert M. Liţa blocked it to keep the score level. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Martigues, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

A. Cascasona gave Martigues 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 With 69 minutes played, M. Castellar of Martigues fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed DONOSTI.COM's coach gave T. Vesan the opportunity the player had been hoping for. P. Georgiev reluctantly left the field. With 70 minutes played, the DONOSTI.COM coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. M. Chicarro came on, T. Piesanen had to leave the fray. Martigues solidified their lead at the 72 minute mark, as J. Payán dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. Martigues claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

Martigues's top performer was clearly J. Batllosera. P. Fariñas was a disappointment, however. DONOSTI.COM's best player was M. Zorko. M. Chicarro turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.