larevetlla 1 - 0 Panther (392425275)

Dark skies made the crowd of 22047 at Focs de Sant Joan a little nervous, but the rain held off. Francis Mlakar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roberto Eguiaga and Nitzan Malmilyan. larevetlla had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Leroux - Fereshteh, de Vreese, Tutu - Lindberg, García de la Vega, Coromina, Tusquets, Imreh - Kirchengast, Matos.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Panther. The following players had been chosen: Galdón - Cruzul, Jarošek - Urdapilleta, 文德 (Wende) , Gil de Bernabé, Bautista, Ahuir - Zurita Luna, Guastini, Ambrož.

The referee showed Panther's T. Jarošek the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Slack defending gave larevetlla a chance to take the lead with 37 minutes played, but R. Coromina's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

As the 46 minute mark approached, the Panther coach decided it was time for a substitution. R. Bautista reluctantly made way for D. Conill on the pitch. 46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Panther substitution. G. Todorov came on for 余. 文德 (Wende) . S. de Vreese would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. J. Holsappel entered the game for larevetlla as the match clock showed 60 minutes. After 65 minutes, the larevetlla coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving E. Matos off the field. M. Popa took his place. 70 minutes into the game, larevetlla wanted to bring some new energy to their game. A. Imreh gave F. Krähenbühl a quick hug as he left the field. As the 72 minute mark approached, the Panther coach decided it was time for a substitution. T. Jarošek reluctantly made way for V. Vila on the pitch. V. Vila became the new Panther captain. Many thought M. Popa ought to have been awarded a penalty 76 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around F. Galdón after a determined run through the middle. larevetlla took the lead 78 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. García de la Vega elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. The home side's B. Fereshteh came close to extending the lead 81 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but F. Galdón managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. With 86 minutes played, larevetlla's M. Popa almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Possession in this half belonged to larevetlla, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

larevetlla's best player was K. Kirchengast. M. García de la Vega turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Panther player was N. Guastini. M. Gil de Bernabé was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.