Rangers 1 - 0 Adurmideiras (382953836)

32187 spectators had found their way to Miraflores Arena, despite the heavy rain. Bernhard Köstli was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mircea Roman and Ronan Richwardsen. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Galicia derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rangers. Starters: van Gilpen - Di Marco, Gnoni, Lehnert - Daiser, Michaeli, Boderskov, Nitsch, Gottarelli - Guzzanti, Palojärvi.

Adurmideiras started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Füzi - Gastañiza, Cacheiro, Gleason, Amigo - Santamarta, Horroalde, Trillo, Torres, Esaín - Ibn-Basim.

Adurmideiras were relying on their ability to counter-attack. G. Gottarelli could have put Rangers into the lead after 17 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. At 19 minutes played, G. Gottarelli came in from the right with the intention of giving Rangers the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

Adurmideiras's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 49 minutes gone, but R. Horroalde's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. D. Torres spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. E. Michaeli hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Rangers's V. Palojärvi an easy chance to knock it in for 1 - 0. After 73 minutes, Rangers's N. Boderskov fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! B. Guzzanti unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. The home side's L. Daiser came close to extending the lead 76 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but Z. Füzi managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Possession in this half belonged to Rangers, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Rangers's best player was V. Palojärvi. R. van Gilpen was a disappointment, however. Adurmideiras's top performer was clearly A. Trillo. On the other hand, D. Esaín's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.