tola 0 - 3 Ribert (380084345)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 15566 at Casa Picadero today. Giljan De Graef was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Einer Nordtorp and Igor Velagić. tola had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Orueta - Cardoso, Calzada, Eza - Barruso, Villafranca, Granell, Vallearena, Fuendetodos - Capela, Fredstad.

Ribert started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Kardas - Klika, Sumuvuori, Diamantini, Pilón - Sieburg, Dexter, Boivin, Bjerre, Catalán - Keune.

18 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but J. Catalán, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. After 26 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but T. Sieburg's free kick hit the crossbar. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Ribert had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

With 47 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. J. Dexter put the ball away for 0 - 1. T. Fuendetodos of tola was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. A drive down the left side allowed K. Diamantini to get in close and score another goal for Ribert after 79 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. With 85 minutes played, S. Sumuvuori of Ribert fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. With 87 minutes played, Ribert put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was S. Sumuvuori. After this, you could see that the players of Ribert were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Ribert enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

I. Granell performed admirably for tola. However, H. Capela made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Ribert player was without a doubt F. Boivin. T. Sieburg was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.