Concanos 3 - 0 Carrus (382888435)

It had rained all day, but 46182 hardy fans still made it out to Mons Vindius. Simon Leyder was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gertjan van Veldhoven and Sérgio Meireles. Concanos had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Vilagrà - Costa, Aldasoro, Mercadé, Lanus García, Utgés - Vaquero, Fuente, Paz - Vitorica, López Herrera.

Carrus tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players took the field: Fermandois - Yasruddin, Açafrão, Niss, Conalos - Portilla, Stadler-Ruiner, Ondruš, Neynski, Leszczewski - Gamón.

Concanos clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Carrus saw most attack opportunities on the wings. R. Açafrão had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. Concanos took the lead 21 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as M. Mercadé elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. 29 minutes into the game, Carrus seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a poor level of organisation. The counterattacks of Concanos were deadly and 31 minutes into the game, A. Vitorica received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 2 - 0. After 40 minutes Concanos's M. Vilagrà contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Carrus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

A review of the gameplan helped Carrus get back to a passable organisation when the referee blew his whistle again. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Concanos coach let Á. Morlanes replace A. Vitorica after 46 minutes. With 60 minutes played, Concanos's M. Mercadé almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. A foul called during a Concanos counterattack resulted in a great chance to score, but R. Paz's shot rattled off the post. V. Portilla spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. After 73 minutes, Carrus switched V. Portilla with J. Antonioletti, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. With 78 minutes played, Concanos put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to R. Paz, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Confident in their lead, Concanos's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. As Á. Morlanes had, completely unprovoked, swept the legs out from under an opponent in front of a linesman, the referee gave the Concanos player a red card without batting an eyelid. After 84 minutes, following yet another great corner, M. Utgés's flick on at the near post reached J. Fuente, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. 87 minutes in, Concanos's J. Fuente received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Concanos mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 89 minutes, but A. López Herrera was unable to convert from short range. Possession in this half belonged to Carrus, who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

Most important Concanos player was A. López Herrera. On the other hand, M. Vaquero's play was disheartening. The most dominating Carrus player was without a doubt M. Stadler-Ruiner. However, J. Antonioletti made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 3 - 0.