Temperley 2 - 0 Perla (375308910)

The crowd of 16060 turning up at El TeaTRo De TuRDeRa today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Freek-Jan Klinckenberg was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Amaury Lemière and Asante Ludigo-Mkasa. Temperley started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Bogalho - Eguiguren, Soddu, Chłodek - Covas, Cabral, Calante, Deppen, Barandiaran - Gaglione, Mercado.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Perla. Lineup: Nereira - Martinoli, Sánchez, Ramos - Serafino, Alsogaray, Gracia, Rauter, Tarabini - Cuestas, Velazquez.

J. Calante gave Temperley the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 Temperley solidified their lead at the 19 minute mark, as S. Covas dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. Perla breathed new life into the game with an opportunity to reduce the score after 22 minutes, but the home side's defenders cleared the ball on the line, after a long shot coming in from the left rebounded off the crossbar. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but H. Tarabini showed great heart and had a good game. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Temperley, with 59 percent of the ball.

The referee showed Temperley's N. Barandiaran the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Temperley enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Temperley's top performer was clearly I. Deppen. On the other hand, S. Covas's play was disheartening. A. Cuestas performed admirably for Perla. H. Tarabini on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.