Niutincabra 3 - 0 Redbull (382966805)

The 18999 fans in attendance at La Paxanga Estadium were roasting in the hot sun. Gunnar Leykauf was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Klas Lorentzen and Yves Harlez. Niutincabra tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Seetharamam - Gonthier, Volpe, Lichtenfels - Güncan, Lang, Innocenzi, Grilč, Pålsson - Graff, Blănaru.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Redbull. The following players took the field: Marsellesa - Bozkurt, Janssens, Guelfo - Sanches, Cabeleira, Pileri, catalá - Spitter, Campos-Molinas, Ruiz de Alda.

Niutincabra took the lead after 19 minutes as a result of C. Lang's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. Things were deteriorating for the away team as Niutincabra scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for İ. Güncan after 26 minutes. Cheers filled the stadium as C. Innocenzi broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 3 - 0 to Niutincabra. The bench was restless, and with 40 minutes passed Redbull's coach gave R. Pant the opportunity the player had been hoping for. U. Guelfo reluctantly left the field. With things not going too well on the field, the Redbull coach made the decision to swap the positions of L. Janssens and R. Pant with 41 minutes played. It was 3 - 0 at the break. Niutincabra enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

With 51 minutes played, the Redbull coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. G. Livnat came on, F. Ruiz de Alda had to leave the fray. Niutincabra's T. Pålsson swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Niutincabra coach let D. Castro replace C. Lang after 67 minutes. Redbull needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes L. Pileri made way for A. Madrón. G. Blănaru wanted to play on, but the Niutincabra coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 72 minutes into the game by P. Celi. The Niutincabra players could smell victory in the air. T. Pålsson wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for M. Regős after 72 minutes. A great save by keeper J. Marsellesa after 82 minutes kept the visitors in the game after C. Innocenzi struck from the left with a real cannonball. 85 minutes in, Niutincabra's D. Castro received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Possession in this half belonged to Niutincabra, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

C. Innocenzi performed admirably for Niutincabra. On the other hand, C. Seetharamam's play was disheartening. Most important Redbull player was G. Livnat. A. Madrón on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.