zaragozalo 2 - 5 SACB (380435829)

9436 spectators had come to sabrosura stadium this cloudy day. Dawid Podosek was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Lars Ehn and Roberto Salcedo. People from all over Metropolitana had joined up for the derby. zaragozalo tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Domingues - Fisher, Mellado, Baquedano - Antecao, Achondo, Saravia, Maristany - Kroon, Avaria, Ostermann.

SACB decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Lachi - Brachmann, Cunha, Borgognone - Mac Rostie, Tánczos, D'Alessio, García de la Fuente, Manterola - Vinet, Monastyrshin.

zaragozalo saw most attack opportunities on the wings. SACB preferred to finish off their attacks from a distance. After 5 minutes SACB's I. Mac Rostie contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. J. Saravia of zaragozalo was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. M. Bondar was called on to replace SACB's E. García de la Fuente after 8 minutes following a nasty collision. zaragozalo fans held their breath as D. Baquedano scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! Some brilliant football from the visitors' right wing resulted in a levelling of the score as SACB's R. Manterola put the ball in the onion bag after 18 minutes to make it 1 - 1. SACB's V. Monastyrshin managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 29 minutes. 1 - 2. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 30 minutes, zaragozalo did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, M. Mellado was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 2. 32 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but C. Vinet, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. With 33 minutes played, B. Brachmann of SACB fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. 2 - 2 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by SACB, with 60 percent of the ball.

A badly positioned defensive formation on a free kick after 53 minutes led to SACB's B. Brachmann giving the visitors the lead 2 - 3. SACB increased the lead to 2 - 4 as B. Brachmann scored from the penalty spot, putting the ball in near the top left corner. After 67 minutes, zaragozalo switched V. Antecao with E. Montecinos, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. With 70 minutes played, the zaragozalo coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. M. Painecura came on, J. Saravia had to leave the fray. With 70 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed R. Manterola of SACB to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 2 - 5. V. Monastyrshin came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over C. Domingues but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. The bench was restless, and with 80 minutes passed zaragozalo's coach gave C. Gomide the opportunity the player had been hoping for. C. Kroon reluctantly left the field. SACB's slick passing moves completely confused the defence after 84 minutes, but thanks to C. Domingues's miraculous save from C. Vinet's long shot the score remained unchanged. SACB had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

zaragozalo's top performer was clearly V. Avaria. D. Baquedano turned in a dismal performance, however. SACB's best player was M. Bondar. G. Borgognone was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 5.