Goblinz 4 - 2 Salxons (382888831)

50000 spectators had come to Gorko Stadium this cloudy day. Peer Henriksen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Giuseppe Buda and Dare Drekonja. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Goblinz. Lineup: Monforte - Darie, Lanao Eizaguirre, Arnado - de Borja, Vonrüti, Donnelly, Pind Nielsen, Sikveland - Fordell, Schous.

Salxons started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. The following players took the field: Kolb - Ferra de la Mola, Runkevičius - Krzak, Prakapovich, bin Shariff, Pereira Simões, Alessi - Babaredo, Torras, Raig.

The coach of Salxons wanted to try to change things around after 1 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. With the match clock at 1 minutes, Salxons modified their style of play a little bit. After 3 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but P. Ferra de la Mola's free kick hit the crossbar. A. Babaredo of Salxons was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. Goblinz fans held their breath as J. de Borja scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! The home team will be cursing M. Pereira Simões for weeks; he finished off a great pass from the left, knocking it past the keeper without a problem. The match was level at 1 - 1 after 29 minutes. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, F. Donnelly got himself booked. The manager of Goblinz was not happy. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, J. de Borja scored for Goblinz putting them ahead 2 - 1, after 31 minutes. The visitors refused to give in and, after 35 minutes, J. Krzak evened things up as he finished off a perfect pass from the right. 2 - 2 The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave K. Runkevičius from Salxons a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 36 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Salxons's R. Raig got himself booked for a foul. J. Sikveland of Goblinz had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. A. Bernier came in to finish the match. J. Schous was handed the Goblinz captain's armband. It was 2 - 2 at the break. Salxons had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Down the middle came A. bin Shariff, making a fantastic play that nearly had Salxons take the lead after 47 minutes, but I. Monforte preserved the tie. Goblinz took the lead 57 minutes in, as B. Arnado broke through on the left and put the 3 - 2 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. Coming through the middle J. Krzak almost scored the equaliser for Salxons after 58 minutes, but I. Monforte made an excellent save, tipping the awkwardly curled shot past the post. The visitors' equaliser seemed sure to come after 61 minutes, following a one on one situation around the left hand side of the goal area, but I. Monforte got the best of it, blocking the shot from J. Torras. 62 minutes in, Salxons's A. bin Shariff received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Goblinz's J. Schous left the field after 65 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was V. Cañaveral. The Goblinz captaincy was handed to S. Darie. Goblinz managed to extend their lead to 4 - 2 when S. Darie cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Salxons's P. Ferra de la Mola refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 74 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Salxons, with 52 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Goblinz player was without a doubt M. Fordell. A. Bernier was a disappointment, however. Salxons's top performer was clearly R. Raig. I. Kolb turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 2.