deportivo 1 - 0 Decanos (390851838)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 31117 had shown up at "EL HOGAR DE LOS TIGRES" Dr V. Thomas for the match. Mickaël Davodeau was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Paul Livori and André Laine. deportivo tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Fuxan - Ramírez, Morales, Martin - Pellegrini, Rojas, Alderete, Moreno, Manfredi - Pedernera, Fleitas.

Decanos decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. The following players had been chosen: Palacios - Kütt, Cuixart, Avilés, Mexía, Dickbauer - Castellano, Rufin, Álvarez, 昌 (Chang) - Giovanardi.

deportivo seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Pressing was the tactic of the day for Decanos. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, G. Fleitas scored for deportivo putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 13 minutes. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. deportivo had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

As the game started to slip away for Decanos, the manager decided to change the tactical approach. A. Rojas could have increased the lead after 48 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Decanos's C. Mexía was shown a yellow card after 64 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave X. Manfredi from deportivo a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 82 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Decanos's C. Mexía went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. Decanos mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 85 minutes, but R. Rufin was unable to convert from short range. Possession in this half belonged to deportivo, who controlled the ball 68 percent of the time.

deportivo's top performer was clearly G. Fleitas. M. Fuxan was a disappointment, however. Decanos's best player was J. Castellano. A. Álvarez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.