pirakis 2 - 4 Surubíes (367532701)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 13246 to pirakis C.F Arena. José Colmenarejo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ricardo Molitor and Hubert Gardiner. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for pirakis. They fielded: Tornero - Ortueta, Mineiro, Shaw, Lauria - Fisteus, Dufour, Rikeit, Lafuente Manso de Zúñiga - Schachner, Irazabalbeaskoa.

Surubíes started off with a 4-3-3 lineup. Lineup: Lettera - Orbe, Pallanich, Vaide, Becerra - Kroiss-Fritsch, Pflueger, Illarrazu - Belsué, Bustillo, van Amsterdam.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for pirakis. Surubíes immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. At this time in the match, Surubíes were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. Given a free kick in a difficult position after 13 minutes, pirakis tried a variation that they had practised in training. The kick was sent into the area just in front of the keeper. However, the defence were on their toes and allowed no space for a finish. The guests almost went up by a goal after 14 minutes when M. Pallanich came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. 15 minutes into the game, G. Dufour finished off a pirakis left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 0. J. Irazabalbeaskoa of pirakis was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The crowd was silenced 34 minutes into the match as the visiting team's F. Kroiss-Fritsch came in from the left, levelling the score to 1 - 1. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, O. Fisteus got himself booked. The manager of pirakis was not happy. Surubíes's M. Pallanich gave the visitors a 1 - 2 lead after 43 minutes with a superb strike from the right. P. Illarrazu of Surubíes received a yellow card after 44 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 2. pirakis enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

pirakis equalised after 51 minutes after a brilliantly placed penalty by B. Schachner. After 53 minutes, Surubíes sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached G. Orbe, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 2 - 3. After 54 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave P. Belsué a chance to increase the lead for Surubíes, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 2 - 4. pirakis's B. Schachner was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 55 minutes. The Surubíes players could smell victory in the air. P. Belsué wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for J. Lakkisto after 60 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to pirakis, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

Most important pirakis player was M. Rikeit. On the other hand, B. Schachner's play was disheartening. Surubíes's top performer was clearly L. Bustillo. However, G. Lettera made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 4.