Bats 1 - 0 RCFC (391208249)

38792 spectators arrived at Bats Stadium, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. David Lloyd was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Serge Sominetti and Boris Hari. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Metropolitana derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Bats had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. Starters: Frostengren - Murru, Nostitz, Freixo, Ya'akobovitch - Rosselot, Berten, Ruetten, Canisius, Laas - Armentano.

RCFC tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Cargol - Bau, Fleica, Vernacotola, Vasile - Elizondo, Barragáns, Bin-Saleh, Linares Saiz - Pinciani, Barroca.

Bats were relying on their ability to counter-attack. RCFC showed off their creative tactics. 12 minutes in, RCFC's A. Elizondo received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Many thought J. Ruetten ought to have been awarded a penalty 13 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around J. Cargol after a determined run through the middle. Bats's A. Armentano tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Bats had a good opportunity to take the lead as F. Laas came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of J. Cargol. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 25 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Bats's F. Rosselot to one side and produced a red card for the player. Bats fans held their breath as L. Berten scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Bats had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

With the clock showing 49 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Bats resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by A. Armentano in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. After 75 minutes, RCFC switched H. Bin-Saleh with J. Väre, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, RCFC's A. Pinciani was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 76 minutes. M. Siven was given a chance to change things around. With 80 minutes played, the RCFC coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. R. Jeavons came on, H. Barroca had to leave the fray. With 88 minutes played, A. Armentano could have brought this one home for Bats as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Bats, with 63 percent of the ball.

Most important Bats player was A. Armentano. On the other hand, A. Ya'akobovitch's play was disheartening. RCFC's top performer was clearly E. Linares Saiz. J. Cargol on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 0.