Martiago 1 - 2 Vengavenga (367955607)

8111 fans braved the pouring rain at El Poli. Pigmalionas Natsis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Marcus Ehrenberger and Juhani Mård. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Martiago. Lineup: Burguès - Aymerich, Sierra, Llorens, Cerón - Agarrado, Esles, Bella, Santolalla - Vega Cárdenas, Queipo de Llano.

Vengavenga had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Starters: Castany - Cot, Pera, Juncosa, das Casarizas - Clement, Ibáñez, Ugartondo, Simón - Gorostazu, Navargás.

22 minutes into the game, J. Pera almost gave the visitors the lead, as he clipped a delicate lob over the keeper, but the ball glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. F. Bella behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 28 minutes as he gave the ball away to L. Ibáñez. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. Vengavenga's E. Gorostazu could have put the guests one up after 35 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but J. Burguès was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. Halftime score was 0 - 0. Vengavenga had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

R. Cerón slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. After 62 minutes, A. Llorens came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Martiago the lead. Vengavenga's A. das Casarizas refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 65 minutes. A. Cot could have made it all square after 66 minutes, if only his free kick had been a few inches to the other side of the post. The home team will be cursing L. Ibáñez for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 85 minutes. The terraces were silenced after 89 minutes when Vengavenga's E. Clement put the guests ahead 1 - 2, following an attack on the right. The crowd gasped as R. Cerón of Martiago was flattened by an opponent after 89 minutes and had to be carried off. I. Cabellos came in off the bench. Possession in this half belonged to Vengavenga, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

Martiago's best player was A. Queipo de Llano. A. Llorens turned in a dismal performance, however. H. Navargás performed admirably for Vengavenga. On the other hand, E. Gorostazu's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.