Rabovanette 5 - 1 Safanoria (383220927)

The 27565 fans in attendance at La Higuerita were roasting in the hot sun. Tarvydas Striūpaitis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Arve Ballovarre and Wilfried Giesbergen. Rabovanette decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Estorch - Filomeno, Rothblom, Maturana, Grotius - Kraśkiewicz, González Echavarría, Roisdorf, Knežak - Pierattelli, Sunesson.

Safanoria tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. Lineup: Karsai - Martín Domínguez, Amri, Bednárik - Sárközi, Serbaz, Pasche, Ðogović - IJbema, Karonen, Onderwater.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Rabovanette. Safanoria seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why P. Martín Domínguez found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to A. Grotius, but the Rabovanette player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! The pressing tactics used by Rabovanette were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. At this time in the match, Rabovanette were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. J. Roisdorf of Rabovanette was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Safanoria levelled the score after 30 minutes to make it 1 - 1, as G. Sárközi struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked. The referee showed Rabovanette's F. Kraśkiewicz the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Safanoria's H. Pasche was shown a yellow card after 33 minutes for slicing down an opponent. A. Pierattelli gave Rabovanette the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 2 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Rabovanette, with 52 percent of the ball.

M. Knežak's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert E. Sunesson was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for Rabovanette. 3 - 1. With 56 minutes played, Rabovanette put themselves up 4 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to B. Rothblom, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Safanoria's H. Pasche left the field after 72 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was V. Sgariglia. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, D. Ðogović took over the role of being the Safanoria captain. Rabovanette increased the lead as A. Pierattelli struck to make the score 5 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Safanoria's E. Bednárik was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 82 minutes. Rabovanette's A. Pierattelli's long shot really ought to have found the net 83 minutes into the match, but it fell just wide of the target. Safanoria claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

Rabovanette's top performer was clearly A. Pierattelli. J. Estorch was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Safanoria player was without a doubt S. Serbaz. On the other hand, G. Sárközi's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 1.