Atletico 1 - 0 Isidro (366151606)

21602 punters turned up at Palazzetto comunale, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Lars-Erik Göransson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lars Håkansson and Ellmar Jährlich. Atletico tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Germanò - McNamara, Benz, Huallpa - Goris, Thireau, Leong Kang, Krippner, Zasinovskis - Steimer, Abreu.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Isidro. Starters: Hubka - Fterougatos, Trincado, Rizzoli - Budzyński, Olenling, Dokov, Aguilar, Grbavčic - Stellmacher, Nurmukhametov.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Atletico. G. Rizzoli of Isidro was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 26 minutes into the match, Atletico's R. Goris demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to R. Steimer who chipped it in for 1 - 0. Atletico's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Atletico's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave I. Dokov from Isidro a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 38 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! The player down was M. Zasinovskis. The Atletico bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Isidro enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 66 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when F. Grbavčic tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. Isidro had a chance to level the score as W. Stellmacher suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. Possession in this half belonged to Isidro, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Most important Atletico player was O. Leong Kang. On the other hand, L. Germanò's play was disheartening. The most dominating Isidro player was without a doubt A. Aguilar. A. Nurmukhametov turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 0.