SIEMPRE 0 - 1 deportivo (390863277)

Due to an all-day shower, 15850 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at MARTIN PALERMO. Laurent Ferreira was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Piotr Żebrowski and Fergus Bertrem. SIEMPRE tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Troncon - Ampie, Kmita, Raposo, Dirand - Ruiz, Castiñeira, Rotger, Berc, Sitek - Wendelberger.

deportivo started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Lineup: Tağıyev - Rysiński, Salvada, Munoz, Silva Guilherme - Vitola, Medeiros, Zizifo, Torrente, Sarraz - Schurrer.

There was concern in the stands when, at the 10 minute mark, deportivo's Z. Medeiros hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. D. Berc was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. The terraces were silenced after 32 minutes when deportivo's B. Rysiński put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. deportivo's S. Munoz was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 37 minutes. SIEMPRE's I. Ampie left the field after 42 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was G. Okakın. It was 0 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by deportivo, with 54 percent of the ball.

deportivo were able to mount several counterattacks, such as the impressive one after 58 minutes, but M. Schurrer lofted a free kick over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, B. Rysiński came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. With 69 minutes gone, F. Wendelberger suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by SIEMPRE caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. No matter how hard he tried, P. Raposo just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 72 minutes. deportivo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

J. Ruiz performed admirably for SIEMPRE. However, L. Kmita made a disastrous appearance. Most important deportivo player was L. Salvada. R. Vitola turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.