Strangiato 0 - 1 santamarteam (393225452)

Clouds darkened the skies at Waterfront Arena as 40000 spectators turned up for the match. Victor Cappelle was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ulf Möllerstål and Stefan Gustavsson. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Strangiato. Lineup: Paula - Vivas, Mason - Hatlapatka, Wille, Gigante, Ornaz, Scantlin - Peirsman, Sulaiman, Tucci.

santamarteam tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Starters: Valdivia - Navarro Iñiguez, Gabarrós, Ruiz, Rivas, Goretti - Punkka, Outeda, Cegastia - Sulin, Gavaldà.

santamarteam clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Strangiato had a chance to take the lead after N. Wille's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 13 minutes. Slack defending gave Strangiato a chance to take the lead with 19 minutes played, but D. Peirsman's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. A foul called during a santamarteam counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but A. Ruiz's shot rattled off the post. Good work by the santamarteam defensive line after 42 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found M. Gabarrós alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Strangiato enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 79 percent of possession.

M. Vivas of Strangiato was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Strangiato, with 79 percent of the ball.

As neither team was able to break the deadlock before the end of regular play, the teams took to the field again for extra time. B. Outeda finished off the counterattack of santamarteam from the left rather easily, making the score 0 - 1. Extra time over, santamarteam were the victors! The most dominating Strangiato player was without a doubt D. Peirsman. M. Paula on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important santamarteam player was A. Sulin. M. Gabarrós turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 1.