Andorra 4 - 0 Principat (388948485)

37246 punters turned up at Comunal Encamp, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Michi Kölle was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Norberto Osvaldo Vélez and Alejo rosenfeld. Andorra tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Brandenburger - Polla, González Castejón, Haye - Cardedeu, Miguéis, do Barco, Reuß, Patiño - Escolà, Strömbo.

Principat decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Lizak - Gendrau, Escolà, Cubiñà, Lacotte, Ribalta - Ferrán Martínez, Engi, Estúñiga Diez - Camaña, Slangen.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Principat. Against a lesser team, Andorra could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 19 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. A well placed corner kick from M. Strömbo was followed by O. Escolà's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Andorra, the score now 1 - 0. 23 minutes into the game, Andorra were awarded a penalty that M. Strömbo turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. A. Cardedeu could have put Andorra up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 24 minutes. With the clock showing 25 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Principat resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by S. Engi in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. J. Escolà of Principat received a yellow card after 26 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. F. Boada was called on to replace Andorra's Z. do Barco after 27 minutes following a nasty collision. After 33 minutes, the defensive line of Principat created a counterattack through the middle that gave Y. Lacotte a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, M. Miguéis got himself booked. The manager of Andorra was not happy. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Andorra had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.

After 59 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and M. Strömbo gave the Andorra supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0. By now, the players in Andorra felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Andorra's O. Escolà got himself booked for a foul. Principat were forced into a substitution as Y. Lacotte couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing A. Rosdevall to come in off the bench. After 80 minutes, Principat surprised their opponents with a breakaway counter attack. The defenders had to resort to a foul to stop it. The free kick that followed was a clever indirect effort that almost succeeded, but the defence read the situation well and the intended recipient was left ruing what might have been. The home side's M. Strömbo came close to extending the lead 81 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but M. Lizak managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Andorra increased the lead as G. Reuß struck to make the score 4 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Andorra, with 83 percent of the ball.

G. Reuß performed admirably for Andorra. L. Polla was a disappointment, however. Principat's best player was D. Gendrau. M. Lizak on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 0.