Terradellas 1 - 1 LaRambla31 (377448970)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1171 at the Throne of Defecor today. Remicio Soto was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Rian Deenik and Rafi Haviv. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Terradellas. Lineup: Refoxo - Covelo, Lantieri, León Borrero - Blanco, Bermúdez, Dąbek, Vermaercke - Steinbrücke, Albareda, Sada.

LaRambla31 tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Marom - Magriñà, Bricche, Bozai - Lagreca, Salgado, Fransson, Manzanaro, Santoro - Cadore, Mouchard.

LaRambla31 demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. Some mind-boggling play by Z. Bozai almost resulted in a goal for Terradellas, but F. Blanco's shot rebounded off the post. Making his way up the middle 20 minutes into the match, B. Covelo almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert N. Marom blocked it to keep the score level. B. Covelo received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 22 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Terradellas fans held their breath as I. Bermúdez scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! I. Bermúdez wanted to play on, but the Terradellas coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 35 minutes into the game by Ó. de Lezo. Z. Bozai came close to levelling the score 37 minutes into the game, as he was set up with a through ball coming in from the left, but his shot hit the post. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Terradellas had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

R. Vermaercke left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 60 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. I. Mercuri was the replacement. The crowd was silenced 64 minutes into the match as the visiting team's L. Fransson came in from the left, levelling the score to 1 - 1. After 70 minutes Terradellas's J. Sada limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Terradellas created a good opportunity to score 74 minutes into the match when S. Dąbek's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. The referee showed Terradellas's F. Blanco the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Many thought D. León Borrero ought to have been awarded a penalty 79 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around N. Marom after a determined run through the middle. Terradellas's S. Dąbek tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Possession in this half belonged to Terradellas, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

Terradellas's best player was I. Mercuri. D. León Borrero on the other hand, had a terrible day. A. Cadore performed admirably for LaRambla31. L. Fransson was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 1.