Tapien 2 - 0 Mirada (383018762)

A scorching day at Tapien Colliseum, where 28065 spectators were in place for today's match. Tapien started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Santamaría - Salmiranta, Galarmendi, Monferrer, del Pino - Carlsen, Aberasturi, Kúrshakov, Kerim - Tvarovský, Mohr.

Mirada tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Starters: Chambers - Gutiérrez, Scheurwater, Bedia - Šedlovski, Leijonstedt, Palareti, Göttler - Cacos, Garraitza, Hwang.

Tapien clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Mirada seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. 31 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Tapien to take the lead after a good cross from the right found D. Mohr alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. After 36 minutes, S. Monferrer came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Tapien the lead. After 38 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Tapien's J. Galarmendi being carried off the pitch and replaced by S. Roxas Sotolongo. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Mirada had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

S. Monferrer was first to reach a ball launched long through the center from Tapien's defence 53 minutes into the game. He managed to keep his cool and beat the goalkeeper to make the score 2 - 0. After 71 minutes, Tapien felt secure enough to make a tactical change. N. Salmiranta and S. Roxas Sotolongo assumed each others positions on the field. Tapien claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Tapien's top performer was clearly N. Salmiranta. However, Ş. Kerim made a disastrous appearance. Most important Mirada player was A. Cacos. M. Šedlovski on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.