Rates 6 - 0 Atlètic (379715554)

It had rained all day, but 17500 hardy fans still made it out to El Carrascar. Javier Conde was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Heinrich Kobold and Zvezdelin Altúparmakov. Rates started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Abelleira - Schneider, Buscarinu, Lontra - Gürol, Gonzáles, Rivero Beato, Ortiz el Mozo - Puigbó, Astola, Bernhardsen.

Atlètic tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Besora - Bigorra, Hernández, València, Canal - Isern, Colomé, Macià, Iglesia - Elguea, Trilles.

Rates tried to focus their attacks down the middle. With 13 minutes played C. Ortiz el Mozo almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but the visitors' C. Besora was onto it, grabbing the would be breakthrough ball. Rates took the lead after 15 minutes as a result of A. Rivero Beato's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. V. Elguea slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Rates were given a gift! The ref dubiously awarded them a penalty 27 minutes into the match, which was neatly put away by C. Ortiz el Mozo. 2 - 0 for the home side. Atlètic's D. Bigorra was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 32 minutes. In the lead, Rates adjusted their style of play with 44 minutes gone. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Rates, who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Rates coach let J. Nellissen replace C. Ortiz el Mozo after 46 minutes. H. Gürol wanted to play on, but the Rates coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 51 minutes into the game by M. Forès. A. Rivero Beato increased the lead for Rates to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! The Rates players could smell victory in the air. A. Rivero Beato wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for S. Kirkels after 56 minutes. By now, the players in Rates felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A questionable free kick call just outside the home side's penalty area gave Atlètic a chance at reducing the score 64 minutes into the match. In the end, the ball went wide. J. Nellissen had a fantastic opportunity to put Rates up another goal 67 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. Atlètic almost scored after a counterattack 68 minutes into the match, but A. Trilles took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. After 74 minutes, R. Astola put Rates ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit S. Kirkels just fine. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Rates, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. J. Nellissen squirmed through their central defence after 79 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. R. Bernhardsen increased Rates's lead to 6 - 0 with a penalty spot cannonball. Rates had most of the ball, with 77 percent of possession.

Rates's best player was S. Kirkels. However, M. Forès made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Atlètic player was without a doubt P. Hernández. C. Besora on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 6 - 0.