Dumcalos 1 - 3 Banda (390844182)

39519 punters turned up at El Mutomash, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Piotr Tuleja was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Joe Norman and Frank North. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Dumcalos. Lineup: Zouaoui - Vázquez Villarreal, Kitzbichler - Sendón, Bermudez, Estrada, Iwanowski, Troglio - Ortasca, Beaudoux, Thierry.

Banda started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Pallaska - Vleugel, Enciso, Besenfelder - Ceretta, Helekal, Wambre, Luoma, Gertzen - Engel, Carzana.

The strategy for Dumcalos was to use their ability to press. After 3 minutes, A. Estrada sent the corner kick right to J. Iwanowski who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 0! Dumcalos's M. Sendón had an excellent opportunity after 16 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! 19 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as A. Enciso struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. 21 minutes into the game, E. Ceretta almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. A. Enciso came close to putting the visiting team one up 25 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but N. Zouaoui managed to tip the ball to a corner. Some great play up the middle by Dumcalos led to a chance for G. Thierry to score after 29 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Banda, with 53 percent of the ball.

Banda's M. Besenfelder placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but S. Gertzen couldn't finish. A. Enciso hit the corner kick straight to the keeper, but it was mishandled, giving Banda's D. Carzana an easy chance to knock it in for 1 - 2. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Dumcalos's A. Ortasca was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 83 minutes. M. Otaño was given a chance to change things around. Dumcalos's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Dumcalos's D. Kitzbichler was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 85 minutes. After 88 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for P. Luoma who increased Banda's lead to 1 - 3. Dumcalos pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. 89 minutes into the game, M. Beaudoux had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came D. Rodríguez. Possession in this half belonged to Banda, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.

Dumcalos's best player was A. Estrada. On the other hand, M. Sendón's play was disheartening. D. Carzana performed admirably for Banda. K. Pallaska on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 3.