Equipo 5 - 0 SPORTHALLEN (382984592)

30830 spectators had come to Jose María del Nido this cloudy day. Karlludwig Schabenberger was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Danny Azulay and Luigi Arena. Equipo had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Cuerla - Feoktistov, Laviña, Hébert - Fernán Jiménez, Gil de Borja, Gruilles, Elguero, Hengstberger - Rivollier, Krimm.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for SPORTHALLEN. They fielded: Stjernholt - Kromhout, Mannsbart, Jansen - Nerć, Sachs, Göncz, Adderton, Boscolo - Işıltı, Totaro.

SPORTHALLEN seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. D. Gil de Borja gave Equipo 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 Some things can only be learned through experience, and C. Elguero should take his lesson to heart after nearly gifting SPORTHALLEN a goal with 21 minutes of the match played. 27 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as A. Rivollier broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for Equipo. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. J. Fernán Jiménez squirmed through their central defence after 30 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. Always quick and a menace to his opponents, S. Nerć was very close to getting through after 35 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Equipo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

Equipo put themselves up 4 - 0 when A. Rivollier broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. SPORTHALLEN needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 56 minutes E. Jansen made way for M. Florea. T. Krimm increased the lead for Equipo to 5 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Confident in their lead, Equipo's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. With 59 minutes played, the SPORTHALLEN coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. B. Copermans came on, S. Mannsbart had to leave the fray. J. Gruilles had a fantastic opportunity to put Equipo up another goal 61 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. The home side's L. Hengstberger came close to extending the lead 65 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but R. Stjernholt managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. The bench was restless, and with 85 minutes passed SPORTHALLEN's coach gave L. Jamison the opportunity the player had been hoping for. E. Göncz reluctantly left the field. Equipo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

The most dominating Equipo player was without a doubt T. Krimm. E. Cuerla turned in a dismal performance, however. SPORTHALLEN's top performer was clearly B. Işıltı. G. Boscolo on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 0.