Willem II
(1) 0 - Málaga (2) 1
Málaga:
Contreras; Josemi, Fernando Sanz, Roteta, Valcarce; Gerardo (Juanito 83'),
Miguel Angel, Sandro (Romero 60'), Musampa; Leko (Darío Silva 60'), Dely
Valdés. 4-4-1-1.
Goals: 0-1. 65. Dely
Valdés. Headed past keeper after Darío Silva cross from right.
Málaga are through to
one of the three finals of the Intertoto cup after beating Willem II for the
second time in a week. With the first leg in their favour, Joaquín
Peiró's side took the match calmly, waiting for their opponents to come
to them. Even so they managed to put some pressure on De Vlieger's goal, and
Roteta hit the bar before half time.
The Dutch side came out
stronger in the second half though, and after Contreras was forced to save from
Landzaat, Peiró decided to bring on his two returning World Cup stars
Darío Silva and Romero. That transformed the game, and within five
minutes Silva had set up Dely Valdés for his fifth goal of the
competition. That ended Willem II's fight, and Málaga go on to play
French side Troyes in the final over two legs, with the prize a first time ever
place in the UEFA cup.
PS. Málaga will now
play Spanish rivals Villarreal in the final after Troyes were disqualified.
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