cuernavaca 1 - 0 Tollocan (389951998)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 47845 to estadio UAEM. Adrian Kandioler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kristians Kleins and Lennart Erstad. cuernavaca had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Nosti - Lernbeck, Roque, Palomino - Lemus, Wahl, Tamayo, Berntorp, Beard - Jiménez, Dina.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Tollocan. They fielded: Ukonmurto - Šlikas, Nermi, Spiteri - Benavides, Güemes, Zubía, Archundia, Archundia - Hazenoot, Svanstål.

cuernavaca's G. Lemus made use of his speed to get free of the defence, but he still couldn't get a shot off 4 minutes into the match. cuernavaca broke through on the left 19 minutes into the game, with I. Wahl firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. R. Spiteri could have made it all square after 26 minutes, if only his free kick had been a few inches to the other side of the post. cuernavaca's E. Palomino was shown a yellow card after 31 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 35 minutes a very unfortunate collision in the penalty area led to Tollocan's C. Benavides being carried off the pitch and replaced by L. Conrique. The sun seemed to put R. Spiteri in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. The referee showed Tollocan's R. Spiteri the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Unfortunately for cuernavaca, F. Beard was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. J. Chi replaced him. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Tollocan claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

With 57 minutes played, J. Chi of cuernavaca fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. cuernavaca's D. Jiménez swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Tollocan, with 54 percent of the ball.

cuernavaca's top performer was clearly D. Dina. However, G. Lemus made a disastrous appearance. Tollocan's best player was F. Archundia. L. Conrique on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.