Mallecina82 1 - 0 Panesas (394143310)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 2009 had shown up at Prau la Pumaradina for the match. Chojiro Katsura was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alois Kopečný and Martin Heier. A 5-5-0 alignment was the formation of choice for Mallecina82. The following players had been chosen: Idígoras - Zapatero, Launes, Govaert, Rizzetto, Jiménez - Ribera, Granyó, 国伟 (Guowei), Soto Carvajal, Trilla -.

Panesas had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. They fielded: Geernaert - Cimadevila, Vroemen, Villaragut, Soto - Wisak-Gradinger, Bonorino, Urcun, Berdejo, Galiano - Tarrats.

The strategy for Mallecina82 was to use their ability to press. Pressing was the tactic of the day for Panesas. Ò. Tarrats would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. J. Homolka entered the game for Panesas as the match clock showed 5 minutes. It was almost a goal for Panesas following Ü. Urcun's good header after a corner, it went just over the bar though. At this time in the match, Mallecina82 were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Mallecina82 had to make a substitution after 25 minutes. C. Idígoras limped off the field and was replaced by C. Afonso. Mallecina82 caught their opponents out with a clever counterattack down the right wing 28 minutes into the match. M. Zapatero was able to finish off the move - 1 - 0. Mallecina82's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. The bench was restless, and with 40 minutes passed Panesas's coach gave J. Sáinz the opportunity the player had been hoping for. H. Wisak-Gradinger reluctantly left the field. Panesas needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 40 minutes C. Galiano made way for N. Aian. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Panesas claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Good work by the Panesas defensive line after 50 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found B. Bonorino alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. Sensing defeat in the air, the Panesas manager directed B. Bonorino and J. Sáinz to change positions with each other. This was 60 minutes into the match. Still trailing on the score board, Panesas adjusted their tactics after 60 minutes. D. Berdejo had a quick chat at the side line, then switched positions with N. Aian. Panesas's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. The pressing tactics used by Panesas were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Panesas pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. After 75 minutes, the Mallecina82 players received new instructions from their manager on how to keep in control of the game. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Mallecina82 coach let C. Căţoi replace T. Ribera after 89 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Panesas, with 66 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Mallecina82 player was without a doubt C. Afonso. On the other hand, D. Soto Carvajal's play was disheartening. V. Soto performed admirably for Panesas. However, E. Geernaert made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 0.