Kaia 5 - 2 Carretera (382886962)

53217 spectators had come to kaia Stadium this cloudy day. Víctor Fontanellas was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sapian Embong and Milija Nenadović. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Kaia. Lineup: Cocito - Trespuentes, Kopta, Georgescu - Yurrita, Heigel, Aili, op den Buijs, Puustjärvi - Entriago, Copacabana.

Carretera decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Ryan - Carvão, Veraguth - Maćkiewicz, Casaca, Montrimavičius, Tosh, Reginato - Álvarez, Majer, Martí.

Carretera tried to focus their attacks down the middle. After 11 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. S. Entriago easily put the ball away to give the lead to Kaia. 1 - 0 12 minutes into the match Kaia's V. Puustjärvi viciously shoved another player from behind while going for a loose ball and was sent off the pitch with a red card. Kaia increased the lead as J. Trespuentes struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. The players of Kaia now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Kaia put themselves up 3 - 0 when M. Heigel broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Kaia's S. Entriago swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. 3 - 0 was the score after the first half. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

Kaia managed to extend their lead to 4 - 0 when J. Yurrita cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Carretera players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. The visitors replied 58 minutes into the game, reducing the home side's lead to 4 - 1, as E. Veraguth dashed up the middle, easily lobbing the ball over the home team's keeper. After 64 minutes, J. Yurrita put Kaia ahead 5 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The referee showed Kaia's J. Aili the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. After 75 minutes, E. Veraguth sent the corner kick right to C. Majer who headed it sharply past the keeper. 5 - 2! Carretera's J. Maćkiewicz was shown a yellow card after 76 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Kaia enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

V. Copacabana performed admirably for Kaia. On the other hand, G. Cocito's play was disheartening. Carretera's best player was C. Majer. However, A. Carvão made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 2.