canalejo 3 - 1 Cartagineses (378135293)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and canalejo Arena saw a crowd turnout of 48044. Aleksander Machoń was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Len Heyting and Diederick van Bruchem. canalejo decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Švamberk - Anastasiu, Nuyts, Hammarborg - García de Paredes, Ruzan, Madorell, Mique, Silaghi - Alakangas, Kahlig.

Cartagineses had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players took the field: Villafranca - Freixas, Tavora, Corvaja - Saksala, Picó, Cachafeiro, Pszonka, Carneiro - Sachse, Enasteasu.

Cartagineses used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. 2 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for canalejo was J. Alakangas. 6 minutes into the game, A. Corvaja almost tied it all up for the visitors with an expertly placed free kick. Unfortunately for Cartagineses, the home keeper made an incredible save. With 11 minutes played, R. Sachse came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by Cartagineses. 29 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as G. Madorell broke through, making the score 2 - 0 for canalejo. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by canalejo, with 53 percent of the ball.

With 47 minutes played, canalejo put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to C. Hammarborg, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. R. Sachse's fine footwork caused nothing but headaches for P. Anastasiu. The keeper wasn't fooled however, and confidently scooped up the ball. Proving his experience, S. Enasteasu scored 3 - 1 for Cartagineses after putting some pressure on the opposing defence at a critical moment. Cartagineses pressed their opponents, causing the game to be a bit of a stalemate at times. Cartagineses came close to narrowing the gap when A. Corvaja's free kick nearly made it past the outstretched hands of P. Švamberk after 79 minutes. canalejo enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

M. Ruzan performed admirably for canalejo. R. Kahlig on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Cartagineses player was S. Enasteasu. P. Villafranca was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 1.