Pitercillos 4 - 1 Sparta (383040288)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 11510 to Piter Stadium. Terkel Hering was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Irinel Tutunaru and Pablo Ascoeta. Pitercillos had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Izu - Guido, Citroen, Bekkema - Grenér, Zaplana, Díaz de Cadorniga, Korsch, de Borja - Jovanović, Herrera.

Sparta tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Gáspár - Kreczmański, Grebenshchikov, Huopalainen, Tokmo - Zeller-Denk, Buyink, Zannirato, Landaluce Ugarte - Marsans, Opre.

Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 2 minutes into the match, and J. Marsans wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The crowd roared in delight as P. Zaplana finished off a spectacular series of passes through the middle to even the score for Pitercillos 4 minutes into the match. 1 - 1. 13 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Pitercillos was B. Jovanović. After 16 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and J. Citroen gave the Pitercillos supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 1. Sparta's Y. Grebenshchikov got himself booked for a foul. With 22 minutes played, Pitercillos's F. Guido almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Pitercillos enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 67 percent of possession.

It might be a while before the fans see Pitercillos's M. Herrera again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 53 minute mark. He was replaced by V. Pérez Espinosa. P. Zaplana became the new Pitercillos captain. R. Buyink found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. 75 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as J. Díaz de Cadorniga broke through, making the score 4 - 1 for Pitercillos. It wasn't a good day at all for J. Marsans. His powerful style of play just didn't fit the bill on this warm day. Pitercillos's V. Pérez Espinosa saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 79 minutes. Pitercillos claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 68 percent.

Pitercillos's best player was F. Guido. Ó. Izu was a disappointment, however. Most important Sparta player was I. Gáspár. On the other hand, M. Kreczmański's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 1.