Piti 2 - 0 Athletic (393407487)

Clouds darkened the skies at Teatro de los Sueños as 816 spectators turned up for the match. Selton Gasparello was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Takis Aggelakis and Nemanja Tašković. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Piti. They fielded: Rooney - van der Zijde, Värelä, Vira, Lenk, Piscopo - Júnior, Neisius, Léonard, Schestauber - Phillips.

Athletic decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Łakatosz - Taccini, Xinxó, Villaño - Mercado, Theodorakis, Pando, Ibarburen, Barainkabengoetxea - Torres Cabrera, Chiotis.

Piti clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Athletic were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Piti had a chance to take the lead after A. Júnior's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 7 minutes. With 9 minutes played, the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as O. Piscopo flipped the ball in after a cross from the right. A great save by keeper M. Łakatosz after 14 minutes kept the visitors in the game after A. Júnior struck from the left with a real cannonball. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave P. Theodorakis from Athletic a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 18 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Piti put themselves up 2 - 0 when L. Schestauber broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Piti, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

I. Phillips left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. K. Raknes was the replacement. The Piti players could smell victory in the air. A. Júnior wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for K. Gozdur after 65 minutes. Athletic were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. Athletic breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 82 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. Piti claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

H. van der Zijde performed admirably for Piti. K. Neisius was a disappointment, however. Most important Athletic player was Ó. Ibarburen. On the other hand, A. Chiotis's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 0.