Candás 1 - 3 kubitxa (382888747)

The 35468 fans in attendance at Nuevo La Mata were roasting in the hot sun. Norbert Herold was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tor Almquist and Halil Nachtomi. Candás decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Sahlan - Saydam, Briesen, Siggen - Vihavainen, Revuelta, Campoy, Muñoz Miralles, Rouse - Villabel, Schmidt.

kubitxa tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Pérez de Ulloa - Brulard, Saylor, Ariani - Ceder, Csala, Dostaly, Romero, Bălan - Tertrais, Rodríguez Barba.

It was an obvious ambition of kubitxa to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. A. Tertrais came close to putting the visiting team one up 2 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but R. Sahlan managed to tip the ball to a corner. 7 minutes into the game, W. Ceder had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. Making his way up the middle 8 minutes into the match, C. Siggen almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert J. Pérez de Ulloa blocked it to keep the score level. The sun seemed to put V. Dostaly in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. kubitxa had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 23 minutes into the match left kubitxa's S. Ariani completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in this half belonged to kubitxa, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

After 52 minutes of play, M. Briesen evened things up for Candás with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 1 - 1. After 53 minutes, the kubitxa coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. The coach of kubitxa wanted to try to change things around after 53 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. 58 minutes into the game, I. Rodríguez Barba was a hair's breadth away from giving kubitxa the lead with a shot from over on the left. A prompt block by R. Sahlan saved the home team that time. After 61 minutes, kubitxa put themselves up 1 - 2, as I. Rodríguez Barba finished off a strike from the left with a real cannonball of a shot. It was obvious that kubitxa had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. 65 minutes into the game, kubitxa worked the left side industriously creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but just couldn't apply the finishing touch. The referee showed kubitxa's I. Rodríguez Barba the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The kubitxa players could smell victory in the air. B. Saylor wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for V. Tolonen after 70 minutes. Some fine movement on the left led to a kubitxa goal after 79 minutes, making it 1 - 3. S. Ariani was noted down as the scorer. Confident in their lead, kubitxa's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. kubitxa claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 61 percent.

Candás's top performer was clearly S. Saydam. On the other hand, R. Sahlan's play was disheartening. kubitxa's best player was W. Ceder. V. Tolonen was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 3.