kintus 7 - 0 Baraka (382917701)

Clouds darkened the skies at Camp Estrella Dam as 40190 spectators turned up for the match. Manuel Amendoeira was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jeppe Kure Vidkjær and Algernon MacDaniell. kintus tactics involved an interesting 4-3-3 combination. They fielded: Nimet - Rabate, Karlfeldt, Cuadros, Ciaurriz - Halkjær, Imboden, Spiridonov - Irauregui, Camaro, Meló.

Baraka had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Cardenal - Rosales, Ciurana, Amézaga - Mureşan, Roig, Praderio, Topete, Mas - Centellas, Jayaga.

kintus used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. After 2 minutes, kintus were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. A. Camaro did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. kintus fans held their breath as P. Halkjær scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. J. Irauregui squirmed through their central defence after 19 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. kintus players heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their wing attacks to the middle instead. 24 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as P. Halkjær broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for kintus. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for kintus, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in kintus's P. Halkjær increasing the lead to 4 - 0. At that, P. Halkjær was noted down for a hat trick! At this point, it was obvious that the players of kintus lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Halftime score was 4 - 0. kintus enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 76 percent of possession.

kintus's J. Irauregui placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but P. Halkjær couldn't finish. kintus solidified their lead at the 53 minute mark, as C. Imboden dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 5 - 0. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, A. Camaro got himself booked. The manager of kintus was not happy. The kintus players could smell victory in the air. P. Halkjær wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for N. Fonseca after 60 minutes. kintus put in a good effort on the right, but B. Spiridonov saw his volley fly wide of the mark 66 minutes into the game. With 76 minutes played, kintus's G. Meló almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. kintus put themselves up 6 - 0 when J. Irauregui broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. After 79 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and B. Spiridonov gave the kintus supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 7 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to kintus, who controlled the ball 78 percent of the time.

The most dominating kintus player was without a doubt B. Spiridonov. U. Nimet on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Baraka player was T. Jayaga. However, D. Amézaga made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 7 - 0.