Vejancones 2 - 0 ATALANTA80 (391884903)

Dark skies made the crowd of 40377 at Club Atletico Vejanc Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Victor Buisson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marek Jurčík and Iker Arteagaereñotza. All of Bogotá was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Vejancones tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Benkő - Araújo, Javaux, Pires - Casiez, Spaziani, Paler, Kámory, Gatica - Muñoz Franco, Seitaridis.

ATALANTA80 decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. The following players took the field: Cazaux - Cousiño, Kirklys, Chicuazuque, Salazar, Alexandre - Sorjonen, Lifhall, Asteriou - Rahayaan, Barbon.

For their match strategy, ATALANTA80 had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Some great play up the middle by Vejancones led to a chance for S. Araújo to score after 17 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Vejancones had a chance to take the lead after S. Kámory's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 20 minutes. With 23 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as C. Seitaridis flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. With 29 minutes played, M. Spaziani could have brought this one home for Vejancones as he charged up on the left, but his hooked ball went just a bit too high. With 30 minutes gone, M. Sorjonen suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by ATALANTA80 caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Vejancones claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 65 percent.

Vejancones put in a good effort on the right, but M. Casiez saw his volley fly wide of the mark 51 minutes into the game. 60 minutes into the game ATALANTA80 managed a counterattack, but E. Rahayaan took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. 61 minutes into the game, ATALANTA80 were awarded a penalty and a chance to draw level. P. Asteriou, probably due to the gravity of the situation, seemed unable to stay focused, and shot wide. The goal to make it 2 - 0 was scored by C. Seitaridis after 62 minutes, following an opportunistic counterattack down the middle by Vejancones. ATALANTA80 needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 65 minutes T. Lifhall made way for L. Kuperman. D. Javaux had a fantastic opportunity to put Vejancones up another goal 67 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. With 68 minutes played, Vejancones's C. Seitaridis almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. ATALANTA80 had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 69 minutes, but L. Cousiño's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Vejancones enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

A. Muñoz Franco performed admirably for Vejancones. However, J. Benkő made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating ATALANTA80 player was without a doubt M. Barbon. H. Chicuazuque turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.