Engardaixinas 0 - 3 Albacete (367546437)

12680 spectators arrived at Engardaixinas Rap, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Sezer Önem was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Juan Guillot and Rodrigo Lopes Barros. Engardaixinas decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Prokopczuk - Turtonen, van de Loo, Spustek, Takidze - Gloy, Cantín, Monteleone, Brito - Noms, Bettencourt.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Albacete. They fielded: Cornuault - Hueck, Bicherl, Bartolí - Tündik, Cortiñas, Figueroa, Aboigor, Deidre - Garisas, Couriol.

Albacete were clearly looking ahead to the next match rather than focusing on the one at hand. It was an obvious ambition of Albacete to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. It was obvious that Albacete had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. The referee showed Engardaixinas's F. Gloy the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. T. Bicherl of Albacete had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. S. Penchev came in to finish the match. The guests almost went up by a goal after 29 minutes when M. Garisas came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Albacete enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

Albacete had clearly expected an easier match. With the result still undecided as the second half started, there was a marked improvement in attitude - although the coach had clearly hoped for more. Albacete had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. R. Roep was called on to replace Albacete's S. Hueck after 66 minutes following a nasty collision. A penalty was given after 68 minutes, allowing the visitors to gain the lead: 0 - 1. R. Aboigor was the scorer. The Albacete free kick 74 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Garisas, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 2! The Albacete players could smell victory in the air. M. Couriol wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for A. Goichon after 74 minutes. Albacete's R. Roep got himself booked for a foul. Engardaixinas's S. Bettencourt went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. 85 minutes into the game, Albacete seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. After 86 minutes, R. Aboigor sent the corner kick right to A. Goichon who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 3! By now, the players in Albacete felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Albacete had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Engardaixinas's best player was M. van de Loo. S. Bettencourt on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Albacete player was without a doubt C. Cortiñas. On the other hand, A. Goichon's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 3.