Vavenga 3 - 1 Paticojos (382918836)

The 29492 fans in attendance at Copón Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Carlos Carneiro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Giovanni Casaburo and Martín Ursino. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Vavenga. The following players took the field: Hasch - Novo, Saare, Dhuyvetters, Hillinger - Kaleta, Tzvetkov, Hvúrchilkov, Troiani, Couso - Cornago.

Paticojos decided to use a 5-4-1 set up. They fielded: Molina - Gutiérrez de León, Fernández-Espartero, Fole, Mulvihill, Vache - Zondervan, Brosz, Widerhult, Sobota - Sarmes.

It was an obvious ambition of Vavenga to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. The wings were the focus of most of Paticojos's attacks today. The referee showed Paticojos's F. Vache the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Vavenga were forced into a substitution as F. Couso couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing W. Korzeniec to come in off the bench. A well placed corner kick from J. Sarmes was followed by W. Brosz's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for Paticojos, the score now 0 - 1. 40 minutes in, and Vavenga were able to score the equalising goal to make it 1 - 1 when P. Tzvetkov picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. With 41 minutes played, D. Fole of Paticojos fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Paticojos's M. Mulvihill refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 43 minutes. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 after 43 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from A. Cornago, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Vavenga had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

K. Hvúrchilkov of Vavenga was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Vavenga managed to extend their lead to 3 - 1 when A. Cornago cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. While defending the Vavenga lead, P. Tzvetkov got a new role. 86 minutes in the game, his coach ordered him to change positions with R. Kaleta. The coach of Vavenga was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 86 minutes, Z. Furmański came on for R. Kaleta. Possession in this half belonged to Vavenga, who controlled the ball 74 percent of the time.

Vavenga's top performer was clearly K. Hasch. H. Hillinger turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Paticojos player was without a doubt C. Molina. R. Zondervan on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.