Espantudos 4 - 0 POKER (392100661)

It had rained all day, but 36952 hardy fans still made it out to Espantos. Giuliano Di Fazio was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tibor Nagy and Idzi Drabik. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Lima derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. Espantudos tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Starters: Almazán - Appel, De León Zitto, Patiño - Niukkanen, Guardia, Popescu, Reguła - Laurie, Neuhuys, Sanguinetti.

POKER had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Oblitas - 兴卓 (Xingzhuo), Lucho, Portmann - Carpio, Maldonado, Lajo, Zuricaray, Miyazawa - Kurkockis, Mannerström.

POKER were relying on their ability to counter-attack. S. De León Zitto gave Espantudos the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 Espantudos solidified their lead at the 25 minute mark, as C. Patiño dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. There was concern in the stands when, at the 26 minute mark, POKER's O. Portmann hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. After 27 minutes, C. Patiño put Espantudos ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Confident in their lead, Espantudos's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. Espantudos enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Espantudos put themselves up 4 - 0 when S. Neuhuys broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. After 62 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Espantudos found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to passable. Espantudos's M. Reguła saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 67 minutes. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but S. Guardia showed great heart and had a good game. M. Miyazawa, who often relies on his speed, had a rotten day on the drenched grass. N. Sanguinetti could have put Espantudos up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 83 minutes. 86 minutes into the game, O. Portmann had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Vida. The POKER captaincy was handed to M. Vida. Espantudos had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Espantudos's best player was A. Laurie. However, D. Appel made a disastrous appearance. Most important POKER player was D. Kurkockis. M. Vida on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 0.