Zipolite 2 - 2 fritangas (367592326)

20558 spectators had come to Estadio Zapoteco this cloudy day. Matija Živković was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Giuliano Palmieri and Wouter-Jan Beringer. Zipolite started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Skwarka - Otero Goyanes, Ternera, Teresa, Badolo, Sardans - Casalprim, Marie-Rose, Trivellin - Ganduxer, Estébanez Martín.

fritangas had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Olmos - Truică, Flögel, Argoud - Rikman, Quattrini, Miljenović, Golemanov, Værnes - Márquez, Recabarren.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for Zipolite. fritangas took the lead after 7 minutes making the score 0 - 1. C. Truică placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. After 8 minutes Zipolite's C. Otero Goyanes limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. A drive down the left side allowed V. Recabarren to get in close and score another goal for fritangas after 14 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. By now, the players in fritangas felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. With 19 minutes gone, S. Estébanez Martín suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Zipolite caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. 28 minutes into the match, U. Quattrini came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. 0 - 2 was the halftime score. fritangas claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 72 percent.

Zipolite needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 46 minutes A. Ganduxer made way for D. Barnola. With 47 minutes played, C. Otero Goyanes was very close to reducing the score for Zipolite with a low drive from the left, but a defender stuck his foot out just in the nick of time, blocking the shot to a corner. After the ball was lifted in from the left, R. Márquez was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 60 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. Zipolite were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 61 minutes, C. Otero Goyanes swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 1 - 2. Zipolite's C. Otero Goyanes got himself booked for a foul. Zipolite showed their counterattack skill 84 minutes into the match by breaking through the middle, with D. Barnola scoring uncontested for 2 - 2. fritangas enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

The most dominating Zipolite player was without a doubt S. Estébanez Martín. On the other hand, C. Otero Goyanes's play was disheartening. Most important fritangas player was M. Miljenović. R. Olmos was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 2.