Vavenga 2 - 3 Paticojos (367377085)

24168 spectators arrived at Copón Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Pablo Falcés was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alex Facius and Javier Hernán Vener. Vavenga started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Santos - Novo, Dhuyvetters, Rodríguez Marín, Johansen - Tzvetkov, Cigarra, Hvúrchilkov, Troiani, Korzeniec - Cornago.

Paticojos had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. They fielded: Molina - Vache, Mulvihill, Fole, Gutiérrez de León, Fernández-Espartero - Sobota, Zondervan, Brosz, Widerhult - Sarmes.

Today, Vavenga's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. It was an obvious ambition of Paticojos to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Paticojos's M. Mulvihill had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 5 minutes having been played. R. Abolafio Martínez was the replacement. L. Gutiérrez de León knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 0 - 1 after 13 minutes. With 23 minutes played, seemingly due to lack of experience, P. Fernández-Espartero needlessly tripped an opponent just outside the penalty area, but the free kick that followed didn't succeed. Paticojos's P. Fernández-Espartero got himself booked for a foul. 42 minutes into the match, Vavenga's F. Dhuyvetters maneuvered his way around the opposition on the left flank, delighting the crowd with his twists and turns. The effort paid off as the ball found the back of the net, evening the score at 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Vavenga, with 59 percent of the ball.

With 47 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. P. Fernández-Espartero put the ball away for 1 - 2. F. Couso was called on to replace Vavenga's W. Korzeniec after 52 minutes following a nasty collision. An indecisive keeper looked on as a free kick by Paticojos's J. Sarmes put the visitors up 1 - 3 after 54 minutes. It was obvious that Vavenga had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. Vavenga's V. Novo got the home crowd going when he finished off a left wing charge, reducing the away team's lead to 2 - 3. The Paticojos coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 75 minutes into the game. W. Brosz of Paticojos received a yellow card after 75 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Vavenga enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

Vavenga's top performer was clearly A. Cornago. M. Johansen turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Paticojos player was W. Brosz. R. Abolafio Martínez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 3.