Clear skies welcomed the 38510 spectators who had made their way to
Carla Antelo.
Jens Johansson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Bruno Rubino and
Jari Rusi.
albatalia decided to use a 4-4-2 set up.
Lineup: Genovart - Iskrzycki, Sapiee, Bizzini, Plant - Prinner, Espinosa, Polán, Rodmo - Cardell, Regeer.
HURRICAN started off with a 3-5-2 lineup.
The following players took the field: Golodaev - Åkesson, Bărăscu, Buerge - Skøtt Frandsen, Fabbricatore, Gouranis, Cabezón, Ndao - Svendsen, Vehovský.
albatalia were clearly looking ahead to the next match rather than focusing on the one at hand.
albatalia were relying on their ability to counter-attack.
M. Iskrzycki gave albatalia 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
HURRICAN had a chance to level the score as
R. Åkesson suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar.
After 36 minutes,
J. Cardell put albatalia ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing.
albatalia increased the lead as
D. Polán struck to make the score 3 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper.
It was 3 - 0 at the break.
albatalia had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.
albatalia managed to extend their lead to 4 - 0 when
D. Polán cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper.
The players of albatalia now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle.
HURRICAN breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 54 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar.
Things were deteriorating for the away team as albatalia scored another to make it 5 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for
M. Prinner after 65 minutes.
78 minutes into the game, albatalia were awarded a penalty that
O. Espinosa turned into 6 - 0 without a problem.
83 minutes in,
M. Ndao made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but
C. Genovart refused to let the ball slip by him.
albatalia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.
Most important albatalia player was
E. Regeer.
M. Iskrzycki was a disappointment, however.
HURRICAN's best player was
T. Vehovský.
M. Skøtt Frandsen on the other hand, had a terrible day.
The match ends 6 - 0.