Ventanielles 1 - 1 PLAZA (382899902)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 42392 at Coliseum Gitano Jiménez today. Chris Cawcutt was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bernd Vester and Dennis Kamchen. Ventanielles started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Hoyos - Ciobanu, Freixes, Arbelo, Tapia - Amboaxe, Beloso, Mercadé, Arburua - Fenech, Lamela.

PLAZA decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Cuquerella - Ferretti, Eltz, Gallifa - Rumin, Kneißl, Kamper, Balasch, Shvily - Papuga, Verdeil.

Ventanielles were relying on their ability to counter-attack. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 7 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Ventanielles fans erupted in celebration as I. Arburua rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! S. Freixes's lack of experience almost gave PLAZA a goal after 22 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. H. Beloso could have increased the lead after 26 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. S. Eltz's penalty kick ended up in the arms of the keeper, preventing the equaliser, 27 minutes into the game. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by PLAZA, with 51 percent of the ball.

A really bad tackle inside the penalty area 47 minutes into the match gave the referee no other choice but to award the visiting PLAZA a penalty. S. Eltz knocked it home. 1 - 1 72 minutes of the match played, and a comedy of errors by the home side gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but K. Kneißl, after finding himself dashing down on goal from the left with only the keeper to beat, sliced his shot horribly wide. F. Fenech would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. R. Barrado entered the game for Ventanielles as the match clock showed 74 minutes. S. Eltz had a good try after 75 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Possession in this half belonged to PLAZA, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

Ventanielles's top performer was clearly H. Lamela. H. Tapia on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important PLAZA player was K. Kneißl. E. Rumin turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 1.