Pillaron 3 - 0 trompis (382920351)

28205 spectators arrived at Orellana arenas A, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Octavian Diaconescu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Yann Renaut and Anselmo Ferreira. Pillaron tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Valencia Junco - Dolcinellas, Borst, Popa - Interiana, Gustavsen, Ognjanović, Lobry, Öststen - Osma, Lombardi.

A 5-2-3 alignment was the formation of choice for trompis. They fielded: Południak - Carnicer, Bashlay, Buer Marl, Eizaguirre, Calle - Bonivento, Peñafiel - Davalós, Rioja, Raya.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for trompis. 19 minutes into the game, G. Osma had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came C. Faltin. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, C. Gustavsen took over the role of being the Pillaron captain. One of many good crosses from A. Interiana on the wing was received and skillfully taken care of by D. Lombardi, who scored for Pillaron. 1 - 0 A counterattack by trompis after 31 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but A. Raya, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Pillaron to 2 - 0 as C. Gustavsen finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The players of Pillaron now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. B. Öststen unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. With 39 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of trompis resulted in a counterattack that set A. Raya free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. 2 - 0 was the score after the first half. Pillaron enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 82 percent of possession.

Things were going to get worse for the visitors. D. Lombardi squirmed through their central defence after 70 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. With the clock showing 72 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of trompis resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by J. Calle in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. 78 minutes in, trompis's J. Carnicer received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. 80 minutes into the game trompis managed a counterattack, but A. Raya took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. With 81 minutes played, A. Interiana of Pillaron fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Pillaron claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 82 percent.

The most dominating Pillaron player was without a doubt Z. Ognjanović. V. Popa was a disappointment, however. M. Południak performed admirably for trompis. On the other hand, P. Peñafiel's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.