Pinganillo 2 - 2 va (382886175)

The 53177 spectators at Real Pinganillo Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Jarkko Karjunen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Traianos Iraklideas and Helmi Mettler. Pinganillo started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Ramírez - Dundov, Mancha, Lage, Herford - Maggio, Eliyahu, Carnota, Miranda, Domínguez - Hamdan.

va tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Chongbin - Galiu, Badea, Sirap - Grytten, Pamidorau, Segalés, Mitjavila, Aleti - Compains, Cannizzaro.

Pinganillo were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Today, va's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why M. Cannizzaro found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, X. Mancha scored for Pinganillo putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 14 minutes. 16 minutes in, Pinganillo's B. Eliyahu received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. va had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. R. Carnota of Pinganillo seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 2 - 0 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by I. Hamdan. A great save by keeper L. Chongbin after 33 minutes kept the visitors in the game after I. Hamdan struck from the left with a real cannonball. Morale on the visitors' bench was greatly improved when their M. Cannizzaro reduced the lead to make it 2 - 1 after 34 minutes, following a pass from the right. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. va enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

The va players listened closely to their manager, as he gave new tactical instructions for the team. A free kick just outside of the visitors' penalty area after 64 minutes could have resulted in another goal, but L. Chongbin got a hand out and tipped the ball over the bar. The bench was restless, and with 64 minutes passed va's coach gave B. Dahouk the opportunity the player had been hoping for. T. Mitjavila reluctantly left the field. The Pinganillo players could smell victory in the air. I. Hamdan wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for A. Rodríguez after 65 minutes. After a short break after 65 minutes, Pinganillo seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. The Pinganillo coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 65 minutes into the game. The home team will be cursing E. Compains for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 2 - 2 after 65 minutes. 67 minutes into the game, va wanted to bring some new energy to their game. M. Cannizzaro gave A. Eisenlohr a quick hug as he left the field. The coach of va wanted to try to change things around after 67 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. Pinganillo had to make a substitution after 68 minutes. L. Ramírez limped off the field and was replaced by H. Cobarrubias. The Pinganillo captaincy was handed to X. Mancha. 81 minutes into the game, Pinganillo had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to passable. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by va, with 61 percent of the ball.

Most important Pinganillo player was T. Lage. H. Cobarrubias was a disappointment, however. The most dominating va player was without a doubt L. Chongbin. A. Pamidorau turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 2.