Pardillos 2 - 2 F.C. (382897913)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 21276 had shown up at Cen Tolo's Arena for the match. Rene Kjær was the appointed referee with assistance provided by César Ventura and Sylvester Howarth. Pardillos had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Iglesias - Giling, Aroca, Sanz del Prado - Galea, Sierra, López, Thom - Orozco, Golverdingen, Sambogna.

F.C. decided to use a 3-4-3 set up. Lineup: Estramigas - Paeckel, Verlo, Oantă - Cabeza, Borja, Ezpeleta, Balsalobre - Arganzua, Escalante, Riestra.

F.C. clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. 0 - 1 was the score with 32 minutes played, after A. Arganzua cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for F.C.. Pardillos's J. Giling had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 39 minutes having been played. Y. Abu-Hasan was the replacement. Pardillos's L. Orozco almost tied things up with 40 minutes played after breaking through on the right, but his shot deflected off the post. L. Orozco of Pardillos was able to make an impressive rush past the sluggish H. Paeckel, which resulted in a goal making the score 1 - 1. Pardillos had a good opportunity to take the lead as R. Sambogna came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of P. Estramigas. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Pardillos claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 52 percent.

Pardillos's L. Orozco tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for F.C., as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. After 59 minutes, F.C.'s M. Riestra made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 1 - 2. P. Estramigas left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 60 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. F. Cruz was the replacement. As the match clock hit 60 minutes, F.C. regrouped to try and keep their initiative in the game. H. Paeckel high-fived V. Verlo as they swapped positions on the team. After 62 minutes of play, R. Aroca evened things up for Pardillos with an impressive goal coming up the middle. 2 - 2. 64 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a F.C. substitution. C. Messia came on for V. Verlo. As the 64 minute mark approached, the F.C. coach decided it was time for a substitution. Ó. Borja reluctantly made way for D. Destany on the pitch. J. Balsalobre was handed the F.C. captain's armband. As the clock reached 72 minutes, F.C. decided to regroup. O. Cabeza gave J. Balsalobre a little pat on the back as they changed positions on the pitch. F.C. enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

Pardillos's top performer was clearly B. Golverdingen. However, L. Orozco made a disastrous appearance. A. Arganzua performed admirably for F.C.. On the other hand, F. Cruz's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.