Madreselva 1 - 3 Cipher (383034804)

Clear skies welcomed the 17011 spectators who had made their way to Terror Zone Stadium. Jordi Serra was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Evert-Jan Houweling and Jasper Rapp. Madreselva had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Irarrazábal - Bergenhenegouwen, Khasyanov, Quinteiro, Almeida - Milla, Shortall, Baker, Matas - Pflaum, Mendibieta.

Cipher tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Caderas - Jacaszek, Swatowski, Samuelsen - Tijink, De Rossi, Govaert, Teixeira, Valencia - Kerem, Löwecke.

Madreselva were relying on their ability to counter-attack. 7 minutes into the game, A. Khasyanov had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came I. Buch. The visiting R. Löwecke was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 18 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 0 - 1 was the score. Madreselva's S. Quinteiro put his head to a high ball coming in from the right after 23 minutes, but the ball went wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to Cipher, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

Madreselva needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 54 minutes E. Mendibieta made way for S. Villar. Still trailing on the score board, Madreselva adjusted their tactics after 63 minutes. M. Milla had a quick chat at the side line, then switched positions with P. Shortall. With 66 minutes played, the Madreselva coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. R. Franganillo came on, M. Milla had to leave the fray. 70 minutes into the game, G. Almeida finished off a Madreselva left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 1. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 73 minutes into the match, and G. Teixeira wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 1 - 2 for the visitors. W. Swatowski of Cipher was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. E. Kerem of Cipher took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 80 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 1 - 3. Cipher enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Madreselva's top performer was clearly D. Pflaum. S. Villar on the other hand, had a terrible day. Cipher's best player was R. Löwecke. A. De Rossi was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.