Rafi 4 - 2 fumetas (367414724)

25170 fans braved the pouring rain at Bunker Coliseum. Anker Holland was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mirko Manninger and Floricã Neculcea. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rafi. The following players took the field: Velasco García - Arrifana, Pujadas, Olivar - Caviglia, Sierra Urquijo, Lacalle Villalón, Koskimäki, Navarro Ategui - Balbín, Ybarra.

fumetas had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Drake - García, Collet, Echaurren - De Bartolo, Kuljača, Kölsch, Stibbe, Syversen - Laitinen, Sieiro.

Rafi mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Rafi took the lead after 4 minutes as a result of M. Balbín's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. U. Cirò was called on to replace fumetas's I. Drake after 7 minutes following a nasty collision. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like E. Navarro Ategui. Rafi put themselves up 2 - 0 when M. Balbín broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. fumetas managed to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as P. Kölsch finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. Rafi's M. Balbín increased the lead to 3 - 1, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 25 minutes. This third goal completed a hattrick for M. Balbín. With 34 minutes played, the fumetas coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. D. Ellison came on, M. De Bartolo had to leave the fray. After 38 minutes, fumetas switched V. Kuljača with A. Valiani, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Halftime score was 3 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Rafi, with 52 percent of the ball.

M. Balbín was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! A. Lacalle Villalón could have increased the lead after 67 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 69 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called Rafi's P. Arrifana to one side and produced a red card for the player. Rafi's I. Ybarra had an excellent opportunity after 77 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! 81 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as G. Sieiro anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 3 - 2. M. Balbín increased the lead for Rafi to 4 - 2, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! After this, you could see that the players of Rafi were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

Rafi's best player was I. Ybarra. However, I. Velasco García made a disastrous appearance. Most important fumetas player was J. Collet. U. Cirò turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 2.