Deporivo 0 - 3 Balines (393561912)

The 2249 spectators at Estadio centenario were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Miloslav Vtáčik was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Stany Oliviers and Ludi Beemster. Deporivo started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. They fielded: Miranda - Lozano, Fernández, Goldstein, Sánchez, González Tanago - Caracchini, Reunamo, Chamorro, Del Campo - Saravia.

Balines tactics involved an interesting 5-4-1 combination. Starters: Ferrão - Gorostola, Gasol, Estrader, Serrat, Rubio La Fuente - Piciarelli, Weiss, Montllor, Abbiati - Hurwitz.

Deporivo saw most attack opportunities on the wings. The visitors could have taken the lead from a free kick after 3 minutes, if it wasn't for the jaw-dropping save by H. Miranda. Deporivo's J. Reunamo got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Balines, as R. Gasol left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. A. Muhammed took his place on the field. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Balines, with 60 percent of the ball.

The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Balines's A. Serrat after 67 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. The referee showed Deporivo's I. González Tanago the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, D. Gorostola of Balines spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. 79 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as J. Rubio La Fuente finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. After 84 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave J. Rubio La Fuente a chance to increase the lead for Balines, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 3. After 85 minutes Balines's Á. Ferrão contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. Balines enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

Deporivo's top performer was clearly P. Fernández. H. Miranda turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Balines player was without a doubt A. Muhammed. R. Abbiati on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 3.