santamarteam 4 - 2 U.D.Valientes (382886343)

The 50726 fans in attendance at SantamartArena were roasting in the hot sun. Eugeniu Ivan was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fabian Heyroth and Florent Millard. Everyone was excited about the upcoming Castilla y León derby and the crowd was divided evenly. santamarteam tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Valdivia - Rivas, Ruiz, Muro, Goretti - Sierra Torras, Costas, Punkka, Cegastia - Gavaldà, Sulin.

U.D.Valientes started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Starters: Oliver - Solanelles, Sanz López, Milani, Pérez Cerro, Kaiser - Blanco Valdés, Verganzo, Domingorena - Beariz, Olmedo.

santamarteam were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. 5 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for santamarteam was E. Costas. An accurate cross from B. Cegastia of santamarteam was met with a wonderful glancing header from A. Sulin, hitting the inside base of the post before nestling into the back of the net for 2 - 0. After 18 minutes, santamarteam sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached J. Gavaldà, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 3 - 0. After this, you could see that the players of santamarteam were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Ater 20 minutes G. Olmedo seized on an opportunistic attack from the right, and scored for U.D.Valientes making it 3 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to santamarteam, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

53 minutes into the game, santamarteam were awarded a penalty that A. Ruiz turned into 4 - 1 without a problem. Good work by the santamarteam defensive line after 64 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found A. Sulin alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. With 70 minutes played, the U.D.Valientes coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. D. Angelov came on, F. Kaiser had to leave the fray. santamarteam had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. With 74 minutes played, santamarteam's J. Gavaldà almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their G. Olmedo reduced the lead to make it 4 - 2 after 83 minutes, following a pass from the right. After 89 minutes, U.D.Valientes switched V. Sanz López with A. Collobert, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. santamarteam enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

Most important santamarteam player was J. Gavaldà. On the other hand, K. Punkka's play was disheartening. J. Verganzo performed admirably for U.D.Valientes. A. Collobert on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 2.