Deportivo 0 - 2 Völkerball (392520939)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and la bombonera de cerrito saw a crowd turnout of 30662. Daniel Bunzendahl was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Wolfgang Straub and Roldán Montolío. Deportivo decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Fracassetti - Pezzutti, Torrado, Martínez - Di Francesco, Anastasijević, Schiavone, Gehér, Sabato - Korhút, Percudani.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Völkerball. Starters: Eeckman - Luptáčik, Zorovski, Bertens - Molina, Bianchi, Rąbalski, Pinilla, Magri - Pirod, Schieren.

It was an obvious ambition of Deportivo to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The wings were the focus of most of Völkerball's attacks today. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when D. Molina was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 3 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! Deportivo had a chance to take the lead after E. Percudani's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 21 minutes. K. Schieren was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, Völkerball's D. Molina managed to get hold of the rebound and tucked the ball into the empty net. 0 - 1 After 36 minutes, Völkerball's D. Molina burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Völkerball, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

C. Bianchi of Völkerball was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Völkerball's R. Luptáčik got himself booked for a foul. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

Most important Deportivo player was M. Korhút. However, D. Sabato made a disastrous appearance. T. Pirod performed admirably for Völkerball. On the other hand, F. Magri's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 2.