cantera 1 - 2 murcielago (383018018)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 19786 had shown up at THE DREAMS STADIUM for the match. Fausto Filicori was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alf Sannes and Marcel Oehen. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for cantera. Starters: Castillo - Bugno, Carabajal, Souchet - Wijker, Santiago, Piasta, Sporysz, Forlani - Ortuzar, Penchev.

murcielago had chosen a strategic 5-2-3 formation. Lineup: Csata - Zekanović, Ovadia, Benavides, Gálvez, Pihlstål - Rupán, Väyrynen - Koppitz, Sambin, Caldera.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of murcielago. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, cantera's I. Wijker somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for E. Ortuzar, who struck for 1 - 0. Coming in from the right, murcielago had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 15 minutes, but D. Rupán's attempt to finish was easily stopped. murcielago played a good counterattacking move down the left 30 minutes into the match, with I. Väyrynen finishing well for 1 - 1. 36 minutes into the match cantera's V. Penchev viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. M. Caldera showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for murcielago after 38 minutes to make the score 1 - 2. 1 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to cantera, who controlled the ball 92 percent of the time.

After 57 minutes murcielago's I. Väyrynen limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. 75 minutes into the game, S. Sporysz had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came D. Brincat. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, A. Castillo took over the role of being the cantera captain. murcielago's counterattacks created a good chance for D. Rupán on the right after 78 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. 86 minutes into the game murcielago managed a counterattack, but U. Koppitz took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. cantera claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 92 percent.

P. Santiago performed admirably for cantera. D. Brincat turned in a dismal performance, however. murcielago's best player was V. Csata. D. Rupán was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.