Spartak 3 - 0 Pega-Mata (389950427)

Dark skies made the crowd of 30683 at Sal Field a little nervous, but the rain held off. Fábio Coronel was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dick Finnegan and Meriç Çömlekçi. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Spartak. The following players had been chosen: Selimović - Dossetti, Cisneros, Klimowitz - De los Reyes, Lins, Fontão, Izidio Neto, Alexandre - Mota Bastos, Alves.

Pega-Mata had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Pihlér - Giuggiolini, Schlöhlein, Egurrola - Tong Choon, Gülser, Silva Silveira, Radev, Leitão - Karppi, Castiglia.

The strategy for Pega-Mata was to use their ability to press. After 2 minutes of play, H. Cisneros gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. H. Cisneros almost put Spartak ahead another goal when he curled a free kick over the defensive wall and almost into the net, but the visitors' keeper got there just in time to knock it wide. H. Cisneros increased Spartak's lead to 2 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. d. Dossetti had a fantastic opportunity to put Spartak up another goal 31 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. V. Castiglia could've grabbed a goal for Pega-Mata 38 minutes in when he got a pass from the left putting him free of the home side's defence, but he was unable to take advantage of the situation. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Spartak claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

Spartak's N. De los Reyes saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 59 minutes. Pega-Mata's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Spartak's N. Fontão swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Spartak's B. Alves popped up from nowhere, cheekily stole the ball off an opposition player and scored. 3 - 0. Spartak had most of the ball, with 52 percent of possession.

G. Lins performed admirably for Spartak. B. Selimović on the other hand, had a terrible day. Pega-Mata's best player was M. Radev. On the other hand, S. Pihlér's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.