Deportivo 1 - 2 Digitalcom (393590797)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Deportivo Soccer Arena saw a crowd turnout of 39440. Hugo Leinbach was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Max McQuillan and Søren Øvli Oersnaes. Deportivo tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Mangano - Brienza, Disztl, Hendrich - Marek, Oleggini, Minduim, Pagliano, La Placa - Manso, Lenzi.

Digitalcom had chosen a strategic 4-3-3 formation. They fielded: Ensinger - Mitev, Ricatti, Di Marco, Vaucher - Poli, Bruguera, Mpakalakos - Tollefsen, Derepa, Iguiñaga.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Digitalcom. T. Mpakalakos showed why he is feared on the counterattack, breaking through in the middle and scoring for Digitalcom after 4 minutes to make the score 0 - 1. Digitalcom's F. Vaucher was shown a yellow card after 14 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 15 minutes into the game, Digitalcom seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. Deportivo tried to even things up by sending a long ball towards the centrally placed strikers, but the visitors' defence got the best of this rather direct style of play. À. Bruguera was in the clear after breaking the offside trap following a Digitalcom counterattack from the left after 22 minutes. His neat finish made the score 0 - 2. After this, you could see that the players of Digitalcom were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. A. Lenzi almost reduced the deficit, having drawn the entire left side defence away, but the shot went straight into the arms of the goalkeeper. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. Deportivo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 63 percent.

During the break, Digitalcom's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. After 46 minutes, Deportivo used a short break in the game to take new instructions from their coach. Digitalcom almost scored after a swift counterattack 50 minutes into the game, but A. Derepa put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. With 55 minutes played, A. Hendrich's free kick looked like a certain goal for Deportivo, but to his teammates' dismay, the keeper managed to tip it wide. The Digitalcom players could smell victory in the air. T. Mpakalakos wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for N. Kovačević after 56 minutes. The Deportivo players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. After 68 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Digitalcom found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to inadequate. Deportivo's P. Marek found himself alone on the left side 75 minutes into the match and laid down a perfect shot - right into the arms of the keeper! J. Iguiñaga left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 76 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. L. Maccarrone was the replacement. The home crowd were delighted when M. Manso scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the score 1 - 2. But did he use his hand? That'll be one for the pundits to talk about after the game, that's for sure! The Deportivo coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. Deportivo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Deportivo's top performer was clearly F. Oleggini. M. Manso was a disappointment, however. L. Maccarrone performed admirably for Digitalcom. However, B. Ricatti made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.