lalaki 2 - 0 Señaleros (367345009)

The 52169 spectators at Pequeña Paula were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Dean Van Speybroeck was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Siem Commissaris and Francisco Murciano. lalaki had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. Lineup: Holman - Patel, Callís, Bonfeld - Lepp, Lería, Güell, Alzate - Viriato, Tiittanen, Stoddard.

Señaleros tactics involved an interesting 5-2-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Puikulis - Toivonen, Elguea, Strogov, Johansen, Mellinger - Valente, Pohjanheimo - Cogolls, Steel, Güeco.

It was obvious that Señaleros were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. The crowd gasped as C. Patel of lalaki was flattened by an opponent after 2 minutes and had to be carried off. E. Brüggemann came in off the bench. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile A. Lepp. 29 minutes into the game, Señaleros seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organisation. The pressing tactics used by Señaleros were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 39 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. lalaki fans erupted in celebration as M. Alzate rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! Cheers filled the stadium as M. Lería broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to lalaki. After this, you could see that the players of lalaki were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. lalaki had most of the ball, with 77 percent of possession.

During the break, Señaleros's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to solid organisation. With 46 minutes played, the Señaleros coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. C. Gortázar came on, Y. Strogov had to leave the fray. Señaleros needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes A. Elguea made way for R. Galán. Señaleros were able to mount several counterattacks, such as the impressive one after 57 minutes, but M. Steel lofted a free kick over the crossbar. lalaki's A. Stoddard had an excellent opportunity after 87 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! Possession in this half belonged to lalaki, who controlled the ball 78 percent of the time.

The most dominating lalaki player was without a doubt A. Stoddard. E. Bonfeld was a disappointment, however. Most important Señaleros player was C. Valente. F. Cogolls turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.