juventude 2 - 2 zurrapafc (386242830)

41352 fans braved the pouring rain at juventude eborae Arena. Ramón Montenegro was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rafael López and Sondre Oma. juventude had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Potes - Thörnner, Moreni, Faura - Eisenberg, Aviz, Soca, Santa Cruz, Assis - Sopas, Dahlgren.

zurrapafc tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Vizirean - Velazquez, Balaguer Callejón, Romualdi - Marinas, Vahva, Łużyński, Gojenola, Rafter - Jatczak, Frisch.

juventude took the lead 8 minutes in, as J. Santa Cruz broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. G. Sopas could have increased the lead after 10 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. S. Aviz did not have a good day today, often losing his footing on the muddy pitch. J. Santa Cruz was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. The referee showed juventude's S. Aviz the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. D. Balaguer Callejón was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so zurrapafc's G. Balducci had to come off the bench. S. Dahlgren had a fantastic opportunity to put juventude up another goal 30 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. 33 minutes in, zurrapafc's J. Jatczak received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to zurrapafc, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

G. Sopas could have put juventude up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 58 minutes. zurrapafc tied it all up, 59 minutes in, after a spectacular goal by K. Rafter, who miraculously broke through the home side's central defence, making it 1 - 1. Some great play up the middle by juventude led to a chance for S. Dahlgren to score after 62 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 63 minutes into the match left zurrapafc's I. Frisch completely free to score. 1 - 2 for the visitors. After 69 minutes of game time, B. Marinas had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but R. Potes was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. 75 minutes in, and juventude were able to score the equalising goal to make it 2 - 2 when S. Dahlgren picked up a pass coming in from the right and chipped it past the away team's keeper. The coach of zurrapafc wanted to try to change things around after 80 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. With the match clock at 80 minutes, zurrapafc modified their style of play a little bit. Priding himself in being an active coach, the zurrapafc manager gave new instructions to his players after 80 minutes. After 88 minutes, the juventude coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving M. Soca off the field. D. Lenné took his place. juventude enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

juventude's best player was R. Potes. On the other hand, T. Thörnner's play was disheartening. I. Frisch performed admirably for zurrapafc. G. Balducci on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 2.