Esplugues 0 - 5 AT.MADRID (382962501)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 22465 had shown up at Camp Municipal d'Esplugues for the match. Ilkka Arkko was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Heinz Balliet and Morten Akhtar. Esplugues tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Pikoń - Capuchines, Marin Cano, Panciu - Utiel, Aedo, Pulido, Agra, Kortesa - Otte, Velicu.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for AT.MADRID. Starters: Bevilacqua - Atsalenios, 恒正 (Hengzheng), Pekkan - Murdock, Díaz de Ledesma, Escudero, Arabski, Martins - Hadatsch, Ravid.

AT.MADRID saw most attack opportunities on the wings. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 6 minutes allowed N. Ravid to score for AT.MADRID. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. No matter how hard he tried, K. Otte just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 7 minutes. AT.MADRID were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 8 minutes, R. Murdock swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 0 - 2. Esplugues's K. Otte managed a superb strike from the left after 11 minutes that would have left goalkeeper R. Bevilacqua without a chance, had it not hit the post. A penalty was awarded after 23 minutes, and R. Murdock made the most of his chance to put AT.MADRID up by another goal. 0 - 3 for the visitors. By now, the players in AT.MADRID felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. It was 0 - 3 at the break. Esplugues had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

AT.MADRID's R. Bevilacqua had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 73 minutes having been played. B. Evaristo was the replacement. Attacking on the wings was the choice for AT.MADRID, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. After 80 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed H. Hadatsch to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 4. AT.MADRID's F. Díaz de Ledesma was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 82 minutes. F. Díaz de Ledesma received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 83 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. After 85 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave 蔡. 恒正 (Hengzheng) a chance to increase the lead for AT.MADRID, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 5. Possession of the ball saw an equal split between the teams during the forty-five minutes.

R. Agra performed admirably for Esplugues. T. Panciu turned in a dismal performance, however. AT.MADRID's top performer was clearly N. Ravid. However, B. Evaristo made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 5.