Arinaga 2 - 1 platinum (383021779)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 28000 to Santiago Arinaga. Kaya Dinçkaya was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Archibald Bozsik and Giovanni Nelli. Arinaga started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Zota - Camposo, Buxaderas, Aillón - Vidmajer, Salinas, Profir, Alazard, Jamin - Claesson, Peñafiel.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for platinum. Starters: Taxis - Kret, Zhabin, Recarte - Stoica, Estúñiga, Alzogaray, Ulloa, Dyl - Orquín, Dollmaier.

The wings were the focus of most of platinum's attacks today. Arinaga created a good opportunity to score 11 minutes into the match when B. Salinas's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Arinaga, with 55 percent of the ball.

Given a free kick close to the byline, Arinaga tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let P. Camposo slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 1 - 0, 63 minutes into the game. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Arinaga to 2 - 0 as M. Claesson finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The players of Arinaga now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Arinaga's F. Zota left the field after 76 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was A. Pinheiro. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their S. Orquín reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 after 79 minutes, following a pass from the right. Arinaga claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

Arinaga's top performer was clearly B. Salinas. However, A. Pinheiro made a disastrous appearance. S. Alzogaray performed admirably for platinum. S. Orquín on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 1.