CE.Mangani 1 - 0 OLLER (382997501)

It had rained all day, but 19722 hardy fans still made it out to Mangani Park. Dennis Lösche was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jorge Méndez and Eetu Mikkanen. CE.Mangani tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Moreno Torres - Lucas, Nikov, Belić - Almog, van Ostade, Fàbregas, Přeučil, Priebe - Urbain, Miljenović.

OLLER started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Starters: Domingos - Vercruysse, Laimer, Lõiv, Lenard, Brakel - Jegård, Artaza, Blind - Martín, Aragón.

CE.Mangani saw most attack opportunities on the wings. Many thought E. Almog ought to have been awarded a penalty 5 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around P. Domingos after a determined run through the middle. The referee showed CE.Mangani's E. Přeučil the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. CE.Mangani's E. Almog refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 14 minutes. C. Brakel slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. CE.Mangani's P. Lucas tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to CE.Mangani, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

After 46 minutes, the CE.Mangani coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving A. Nikov off the field. D. Tzambov took his place. As the 46 minute mark approached, the OLLER coach decided it was time for a substitution. C. Martín reluctantly made way for R. Lammela on the pitch. P. Lucas would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. J. Rivas Pinedo entered the game for CE.Mangani as the match clock showed 70 minutes. 72 minutes into the game, CE.Mangani wanted to bring some new energy to their game. E. Almog gave O. Busquets a quick hug as he left the field. Attacking on the wings was the choice for CE.Mangani, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. With 82 minutes gone, N. Miljenović suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by CE.Mangani caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. G. Urbain of CE.Mangani seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 1 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by F. Priebe. N. Miljenović unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. With 89 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of OLLER resulted in a counterattack that set A. Artaza free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by CE.Mangani, with 65 percent of the ball.

CE.Mangani's top performer was clearly N. Miljenović. A. Moreno Torres was a disappointment, however. The most dominating OLLER player was without a doubt P. Domingos. On the other hand, C. Brakel's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.