Canape 0 - 0 IZAN (367433485)

Dark skies made the crowd of 31593 at Coliseo RCC a little nervous, but the rain held off. Rudi Fler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gonzalo Vilallonga and Joel Imthurn. Canape decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. They fielded: Grell - Macià, Fiorella, Metzenbauer, Daníček - Pogány, Oskarsson, Cerviá, Horazqueta, van Wissen - Forti.

IZAN had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Fortuny - Blomme, Lauret, van Weeren - Krailsheimer, Utrera, Rebull, Silvela, Minicucci - Anguera, Ritsma.

IZAN were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. With 12 minutes played, U. Minicucci of IZAN fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. IZAN were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. After 29 minutes Canape tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, N. van Wissen's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. 42 minutes into the game, Canape seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organisation. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Canape enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

Despite his frustration resulting in the smashing of a few teacups, the coach of Canape was able to get his message across, and raised Canape's organisation to excellent. H. Ritsma had a good opportunity to give IZAN the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. 80 minutes in, IZAN's T. Lauret received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Canape's B. Pogány went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. I. Macià received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 82 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Canape were very close to putting themselves one up after 84 minutes as A. Fiorella got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Possession in this half belonged to Canape, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

Canape's best player was R. Metzenbauer. L. Cerviá on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating IZAN player was without a doubt È. Anguera. J. Fortuny turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 0.