pedro 3 - 2 Crivillen (382907911)

It had rained all day, but 21458 hardy fans still made it out to sp y sp. Mauro Solano was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mario Engelhart and Philip Foged. The derby had been the talk of Catalunya all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. pedro started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Callar - Mercadal, Pozuelo - Vivar, Ataide, Pérez Bueno, Azorín, Medina Graña - Falgarona, Anchústegui, Níñez.

Crivillen had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Kjær - Hippe, Großkreutz, Pinilla, Israël - Burkhart Pérez, Vahey, Lasierra, Nurmenniemi - Tcherbina, Latowski.

Crivillen clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to J. Ataide, but the pedro player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! pedro solidified their lead at the 17 minute mark, as R. Pérez Bueno dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of pedro lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. J. Ataide fired a shot from distance after 19 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for pedro. The counterattacks of Crivillen were deadly and 22 minutes into the game, O. Tcherbina received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 2 - 1. pedro's R. Pérez Bueno got himself booked for a foul. 2 - 1 was the halftime score. pedro had most of the ball, with 66 percent of possession.

pedro's F. Falgarona swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. When R. Pérez Bueno made yet another studs-first tackle after 57 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the pedro player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. Crivillen's counterattacks were lethal to the opposing defence, allowing O. Tcherbina to score easily from the right flank for 2 - 2. F. Falgarona caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 85 minutes. This gave pedro the 3 - 2 lead. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by pedro, with 62 percent of the ball.

F. Falgarona performed admirably for pedro. R. Medina Graña was a disappointment, however. Most important Crivillen player was J. Latowski. On the other hand, T. Kjær's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 2.