Estroboscópico 1 - 2 Baricoque (382898715)

39154 spectators had come to Deportivo Estroboscópico Arena this cloudy day. Jory Hilterman was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alexis Cubillos and Heinz Schefzky. Estroboscópico had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Folgons - Cotes, Gaudin - Askenbom, Martínez Polo, Atutxa, Larraza, Nikolov - Pinos, Ortega Iniesta, Speakman.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Baricoque. Lineup: Rocchia - Peñalver, González de Jate, Trevijano - Vilela, Landino, Blay, Bengtsson, Gómez de Avellaneda - Desperes, Rubio de Tejada.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for Baricoque. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Baricoque's R. Vilela after 17 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. It was showtime for artist A. Speakman who showed off his technical mastery when he rounded I. Landino and finished with a goal to make the score 1 - 1. After 20 minutes, Baricoque's D. González de Jate made his way through the middle and nonchalantly placed the ball out of the keeper's reach, putting the visitors up 1 - 2. 35 minutes in, Baricoque's F. Blay received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, N. Gaudin of Estroboscópico spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Baricoque's C. Trevijano got himself booked for a foul. It was 1 - 2 at the break. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

After 46 minutes, Estroboscópico switched M. Atutxa with C. Moncada, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The bench was restless, and with 46 minutes passed Estroboscópico's coach gave S. Wildenbeest the opportunity the player had been hoping for. R. Askenbom reluctantly left the field. Baricoque's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Baricoque's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. J. Folgons got a fingertip on R. Vilela's shot from the left 77 minutes in, and managed to keep the visitors from going up another goal. After the ball was lifted in from the left, I. Gómez de Avellaneda was on his own in the home side's penalty area and should have scored after 80 minutes, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. R. Vilela could have put his team up another goal 81 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. M. Pinos charged down the left and had a wonderful opportunity to score the equaliser for Estroboscópico, but the shot went well wide of the goal. Estroboscópico had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Estroboscópico's top performer was clearly G. Larraza. On the other hand, S. Wildenbeest's play was disheartening. F. Blay performed admirably for Baricoque. D. Desperes was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.