Curritos 1 - 2 Indus (393225378)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 30000 at F. Sánchez today. Dirk Hutterd was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Andreas Lövbeck and Piotr Rekowski. Curritos tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Passada - 宮下 (Miyashita), Hrachyan, Kotter - da Capela, Yuste, Vicastillo, Sánchez, Humana - Bašić, Tylka.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Indus. Lineup: Teodorescu - Kalfoglou, Valdés, Ribas, Escobedo - Radočaj, Matienzo, Custódio, Casasola, Brehm - Galobard.

Curritos used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Indus were relying on their ability to counter-attack. At this time in the match, Curritos were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Z. Matienzo was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a Indus counterattack from the left after 14 minutes. His neat finish made the score 0 - 1. M. Casasola could have put his team up another goal 16 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Indus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

After 46 minutes, Curritos switched E. da Capela with Ó. Pérez Torres, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. We may never know what V. Yuste was thinking when he tried to pass the ball through a crowd of opponents. Luckily for him, Indus's Š. Radočaj somehow missed the wide open net. After 59 minutes, 太. 宮下 (Miyashita) sent the corner kick right to J. Tylka who headed it sharply past the keeper. 1 - 1! 60 minutes into the game, Indus wanted to bring some new energy to their game. A. Custódio gave N. Cuadros a quick hug as he left the field. H. Kotter of Curritos received a yellow card after 85 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The pressing tactics used by Curritos were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Curritos could have put themselves ahead after 89 minutes but V. Yuste missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Indus, with 58 percent of the ball.

After the regular 90 minutes, the agony of extra time followed. Indus's T. Kalfoglou managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 92 minutes. 1 - 2. With that Indus had won the game in extra time. Curritos's top performer was clearly V. Yuste. However, Ó. Pérez Torres made a disastrous appearance. N. Cuadros performed admirably for Indus. On the other hand, F. Ribas's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.