C.F.Tarragona 2 - 4 chelva (367607354)

4488 punters turned up at C.F.Tarragona Campo, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Tino Heeb was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Norbert Szusza and Karl Hautschek. C.F.Tarragona started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: Gorgorió - Turillo, Juviño, Delgado, Reales - Soldevilla, Roma, Pelici, Heard - Muruetagoyena, Suñer.

chelva had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Pizarro - Cottafava, Smustern, Scheller - Mira Castro, Posadas, Steffen, Bugge - Almeida Ramos, Piñel Ceballos, Fontignies.

chelva displayed their ability to play creatively. C.F.Tarragona's V. Pelici was shown a yellow card after 23 minutes for slicing down an opponent. C.F.Tarragona's V. Pelici tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. 32 minutes into the match, chelva nearly took the lead, as L. Almeida Ramos broke through on the right. J. Gorgorió made the save, however. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 39 minutes allowed A. Bugge to score for chelva. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. 41 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as J. Fontignies finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 2. chelva had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

After 48 minutes, C.F.Tarragona 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 D. Suñer, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 1 - 2. V. Piñel Ceballos left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 55 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. I. Nadal was the replacement. Content with how the game was proceeding, the chelva coach let L. Momanu replace J. Mira Castro after 65 minutes. The visitors' T. Scheller took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 76 minutes into the match. 1 - 3 for chelva. I. Nadal could have put his team up another goal 82 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. The head of D. Heard connected with a corner kick after 83 minutes, and the ball ended up with J. Roma of C.F.Tarragona who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 2 - 3. After 87 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed M. Steffen to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 2 - 4. chelva claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

C.F.Tarragona's best player was D. Muruetagoyena. J. Gorgorió was a disappointment, however. A. Bugge performed admirably for chelva. On the other hand, M. Steffen's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 4.