Fulas 4 - 0 United (367716196)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 5555 that came out to Fulas Team Arena. Agustín Borgoño was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Reinder Stuifzand and Juan Carlos Romero. Fulas decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Verdeja - Aranabekoa, Ait-Lachgar, Rivas Barón, Díaz del Campo - Gracera, Salares, Huete, Zahonero - Allepuz, Helguera.

United tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Malagarriga - Frontín, Valdés Arango, Briones, Besategui - Buñuel, Besteiro, Ginesta, Lazkanberri - 安波 (Anbo) , Graell.

Fulas had a chance to take the lead after A. Helguera's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 13 minutes. 柯. 安波 (Anbo) of United was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 38 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Fulas fans erupted in celebration as D. Aranabekoa rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! After 40 minutes, Fulas raised their score by one when A. Zahonero's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by S. Allepuz. 2 - 0. Confident in their lead, Fulas's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. United had a fair chance to reply after 41 minutes due to some fine moves down the left, but in the end Á. Ginesta was slow to keep up with the play and was unable to make it into the penalty box to apply a finish. M. Ascariz was called on to replace Fulas's A. Zahonero after 42 minutes following a nasty collision. With 44 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of United resulted in a counterattack that set H. Graell free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Coming from the right, V. Gracera almost managed to score another goal for Fulas, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. After 44 minutes, S. Allepuz put Fulas ahead 3 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Fulas's M. Ascariz was shown a yellow card after 44 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Fulas claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 59 percent.

The sunny day didn't make things easy for Á. Ginesta who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. Fulas played a good counterattacking move down the left 64 minutes into the match, with D. Aranabekoa finishing well for 4 - 0. United's P. Besteiro was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 71 minutes. Fulas's J. Huete got himself booked for a foul. 82 minutes were showing on the scoreboard when Fulas's M. Ascariz received his second yellow card and was sent off. Fulas's R. Ait-Lachgar had an excellent opportunity after 83 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! With 84 minutes gone, United's 柯. 安波 (Anbo) had to leave the pitch after talking back to the referee and receiving his second booking. Possession in this half belonged to Fulas, who controlled the ball 56 percent of the time.

J. Huete performed admirably for Fulas. However, A. Helguera made a disastrous appearance. Most important United player was P. Besteiro. On the other hand, J. Malagarriga's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.