Oier 2 - 1 notingam (380087972)

21964 punters turned up at Orbe Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Waldemar Hornick was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Luka Surdučki and Mikko Laihonen. Oier had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Vaqueiro - Lucchetta, Argan, Reed - Šoblickas, Ulloa Castro, de Ramirás, Borstell, Quillutay - Pérez Frías, Pineda.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for notingam. They fielded: Bulderis - do Couro, Jendrzejczak, Ponce Cerdà - Lanzas Manzanares, Barreiro, Ramallo, Herrero, Montenegro - Marikovský, Özarpa.

notingam tried to focus their attacks down the middle. The notingam free kick 30 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of S. Özarpa, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 0 - 1! M. Pérez Frías of Oier was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 37 minutes into the match notingam's C. Ponce Cerdà head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 41 minutes, Oier did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, J. Šoblickas was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 1. It was 1 - 1 at the break. Oier had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

P. Pineda caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 60 minutes. This gave Oier the 2 - 1 lead. It was obvious that team notingam had instructions to attack in the middle instead of on the wings. With 72 minutes played, Oier's C. Quillutay almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. A free kick just outside of the visitors' penalty area after 80 minutes could have resulted in another goal, but D. Bulderis got a hand out and tipped the ball over the bar. notingam needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 81 minutes S. Özarpa made way for B. Isasaga. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Oier, with 63 percent of the ball.

Most important Oier player was A. Lucchetta. However, M. Reed made a disastrous appearance. notingam's top performer was clearly A. Marikovský. On the other hand, D. Bulderis's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.