IHEZIK.C.F 0 - 1 Sistemas (383011791)

18797 punters turned up at Old Trafford, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Mattias Mikaelsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dan Eriksrud and Brian Hofmeyer. IHEZIK.C.F started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Starters: Cid - Latorre-Civera, Castellano, Balbastrada, Alonso Soto, Unanue - Casolari, Halvorsen, Mollard - Sáez, Ramoneda.

Sistemas had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players took the field: van Spijk - Redel, Eraso, Štakić - Gorbachevskiy, Fernández Astiz, Narajowski, Aranzadi - Ochoa, Brocken, Mpeloutsis.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of IHEZIK.C.F. The guests almost went up by a goal after 20 minutes when A. Narajowski came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. IHEZIK.C.F almost scored after a counterattack 21 minutes into the match, but D. Latorre-Civera took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave A. Fernández Astiz from Sistemas a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 27 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! T. Cid looked great 28 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' S. Mpeloutsis. At 41 minutes played, A. Ramoneda came in from the right with the intention of giving IHEZIK.C.F the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 44 minutes that gave the visitors the 0 - 1 lead. Despite the controversy, R. Redel struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Sistemas enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

The home crowd cheered when, after 57 minutes, P. Gorbachevskiy's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. Sistemas came close to extending their lead as S. Mpeloutsis delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 67 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Possession in this half belonged to Sistemas, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

Most important IHEZIK.C.F player was N. Unanue. However, T. Cid made a disastrous appearance. Sistemas's best player was H. Brocken. A. Štakić was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 1.