Riofrio 2 - 1 hortiguelas (382923091)

Due to an all-day shower, 22511 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Las Eras. Ghindã-Nicolae Antonescu was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Linus Winiger and Piotr Tuleja. Riofrio had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. Starters: Pöykkö - Largent, Paasilinna, Fechete, Zauritz, 市川 (Ichikawa) - Ampuero, Saygın, Pequerrucho, Branis - Petráň.

hortiguelas tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. They fielded: Martins - Monroy, Harlay, Köblös, Argento, Giani - Mascaro, Fiausch, Sunesson - Paczyński, Ben Yaghlene.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of hortiguelas. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit S. Saygın just fine. 25 minutes in, the referee awarded Riofrio a penalty. M. Zauritz coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. A counterattack by hortiguelas after 31 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but P. Harlay, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off. 33 minutes into the game, Riofrio were awarded a penalty that M. Zauritz turned into 2 - 0 without a problem. The rain made it hard for players like M. Giani to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. hortiguelas's D. Ben Yaghlene got himself booked for a foul. C. Fechete's knee will be throbbing for days, but thankfully for Riofrio, he bravely continued in the match. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Riofrio claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 66 percent.

Although the whole team were struggling to impress, hortiguelas's K. Sunesson was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. T. Brocks was given a chance to change things around. R. Monroy was handed the hortiguelas captain's armband. The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed hortiguelas's coach gave P. Rovira the opportunity the player had been hoping for. D. Ben Yaghlene reluctantly left the field. A quick counter attack by hortiguelas forced the opponent's defender to give away a freekick. J. Mascaro was allowed to take it quickly by the referee, much to the dismay of the goalkeeper who wasn't prepared. 2 - 1! With 80 minutes played, the hortiguelas coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. E. Esponellà came on, P. Harlay had to leave the fray. hortiguelas had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 89 minutes, but P. Rovira's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. Riofrio's T. Pequerrucho refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 89 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to Riofrio, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

Riofrio's best player was Z. Petráň. S. Branis turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating hortiguelas player was without a doubt P. Rovira. However, M. Giani made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.