Real 1 - 2 Rastafas (393306137)

2449 punters turned up at Anoeta, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Eugenio Aversa was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dominik Pichler and Fernando Mateo. Real started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Cabrera - Kimes, Duxans, Manrique, Llaneras - Cenoz, Pinos-Puente, Vargas Rivera, Ivanov, Pacheco - Tănase.

Rastafas tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Huja - Sjöner, Ławicki, Ježek, Krátký, Lanjouw - Vlk, Schwarzer, Pospíšil, Šnajdar - Hlad.

Rastafas's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing M. Pospíšil to score easily from the right flank for 0 - 1. S. Pacheco of Real was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Real's J. Manrique put his head to a well placed ball, lifted in from the left, and scored to make the score 1 - 1 with 42 minutes showing on the scoreboard clock. Unfortunately for Real, R. Ivanov suffered a concussion after 43 minutes and had to be taken for tests. The coach had his head in his hands after realising he could not send a replacement onto the pitch, and the team had to continue a man short. 43 minutes into the game, O. Hlad almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 1. Rastafas claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

A mistake by the home side's central defence after 67 minutes allowed P. Ławicki to score for Rastafas. The scoreboard now read 1 - 2. Rastafas enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

J. Pinos-Puente performed admirably for Real. J. Manrique was a disappointment, however. Rastafas's best player was P. Ławicki. On the other hand, P. Sjöner's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.