Gorriak 6 - 1 unksenseiteam (382886963)

Clouds darkened the skies at Das Baskenland as 47606 spectators turned up for the match. Jesús Yarza was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Juan Mora and Rob Martin. Gorriak tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Ràmia - Olmo Vélez, Umaña, Cassano, Bredman - Gayones, Ortiz, Barrenechea, Madariaga - Gaizaráin, Kiessling.

unksenseiteam decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. They fielded: Oró - Dueñas, Ventura, Pumpido, Elizaga - Caramaño, Sillerero, Canredondo - Dijsselhof, Areitikaurtena, Boistard.

The wings were the focus of most of Gorriak's attacks today. unksenseiteam decided to play creatively. Gorriak's D. Gayones had a good first touch on the flank, but was crowded and, after a change of plan, sent the ball to N. Gaizaráin who somehow managed to curl the ball wide. Gorriak took the lead 4 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as D. Gayones elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. 5 minutes in, unksenseiteam appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only weak. After 6 minutes, speedy F. Madariaga dashed past his marker, making plenty of room for the second wave of attack. However, N. Gaizaráin failed to score. J. Canredondo's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert J. Dijsselhof was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for unksenseiteam. 1 - 1. Making his way up the middle 30 minutes into the match, R. Barrenechea almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert J. Oró blocked it to keep the score level. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 39 minutes, Gorriak 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. Kiessling was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 1. P. Ortiz increased the lead for Gorriak to 3 - 1, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Attacking on the wings was the choice for Gorriak, and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. After 42 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and M. Kiessling gave the Gorriak supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 4 - 1. Halftime score was 4 - 1. Gorriak had most of the ball, with 79 percent of possession.

The unksenseiteam players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a passable organisation when the game started again. After 49 minutes, R. Barrenechea put Gorriak ahead 5 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. After this, you could see that the players of Gorriak were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Gorriak coach let R. Giménez Díaz replace N. Gaizaráin after 65 minutes. 68 minutes into the game, Gorriak seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. G. Spielmann was called on to replace Gorriak's F. Madariaga after 72 minutes following a nasty collision. 74 minutes into the game, unksenseiteam seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. Coming from the right, D. Gayones almost managed to score another goal for Gorriak, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. unksenseiteam needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 82 minutes D. Ventura made way for J. Pérez Urbina. Players in Gorriak heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Gorriak put themselves up 6 - 1 when D. Gayones broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. With 83 minutes played, the unksenseiteam coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. R. Martínez came on, D. Pumpido had to leave the fray. It was obvious that Gorriak had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. A great save by keeper J. Oró after 84 minutes kept the visitors in the game after M. Kiessling struck from the left with a real cannonball. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, unksenseiteam's A. Areitikaurtena was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 86 minutes. C. Cana was given a chance to change things around. Gorriak enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 77 percent of possession.

The most dominating Gorriak player was without a doubt M. Cassano. However, B. Olmo Vélez made a disastrous appearance. unksenseiteam's best player was J. Dijsselhof. N. Boistard turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 6 - 1.