The game started with both defences on top, but as the half went on it was the home side who found their creativity, thanks largely to some dogged tackling and quick breaks from midfield, with Valerón so often the catalyst. The last ball was always lacking, though, and it took the unfortunate intervention of one of Juve's busy defenders to break the deadlock. It was, nonetheless, a quality strike by Luque, volleying home sharply after Thuram's mis-timed clearance, and giving the Galicians' notoriously mean rearguard something to defend.