Espadas 4 - 0 emiliogongar (382997428)

A scorching day at San Pedro, where 29934 spectators were in place for today's match. Adriano Marcato was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jesper Blach and Freek van Kolck. Espadas tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. They fielded: Ayala - Flasz, Mata, Tarabochia - Heras Aguilar, Bartmann, Baudy, Żubr - Nava, Figuera, Leistner.

emiliogongar had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Chiozza - Unarte, Ābols, Riba Peña - Orleans Borbón, Schwerzmann, Auseron, Serrano, González - Kindin, Chanal.

After 18 minutes, the defensive line of Espadas created a counterattack through the middle that gave M. Mata a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 30 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called emiliogongar's C. Orleans Borbón to one side and produced a red card for the player. 37 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Espadas was J. Leistner. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why B. Tarabochia found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Espadas put themselves up 2 - 0 when G. Figuera broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. T. Żubr dispatched a majestic long shot 40 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Espadas enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.

J. Flasz wanted to play on, but the Espadas coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 60 minutes into the game by A. Boulard. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Espadas to 3 - 0 as O. Nava finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Espadas managed to extend their lead to 4 - 0 when G. Figuera cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. By now, the players in Espadas felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The sunny day didn't make things easy for D. Riba Peña who didn't seem his usual powerful self on the pitch. After 73 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by T. Żubr might have resulted in another goal for Espadas. However, P. Chiozza made a spectacular save. Espadas had most of the ball, with 65 percent of possession.

Espadas's top performer was clearly E. Bartmann. O. Nava on the other hand, had a terrible day. emiliogongar's best player was R. Auseron. S. Unarte was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.