Quatretonda 2 - 2 auzune (383021669)

The crowd of 21507 turning up at La Plana today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Riho Vaher was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hugo Antunes and Siebe Lunenburg. Quatretonda tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Lineup: Skierski - Martínez, Santillana, Parreño, Delgado, Săvan - Stanovnik, Günes, Guiteras - Trakarn-nitidharma, Rocha.

auzune started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Tanasić - Fox, Sola, Moldobaev - Cid, Katzav, Michalaras, Vairinho, Vergeylen - Tebas, Yousefi.

Quatretonda were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Quatretonda's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 11 minutes gone, but M. Guiteras's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. E. Parreño spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. 31 minutes into the game, T. Katzav had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. auzune had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

0 - 1 was the score with 51 minutes played, after U. Moldobaev cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for auzune. 52 minutes in, Quatretonda's P. Delgado received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A quick counter attack by Quatretonda forced the opponent's defender to give away a freekick. P. Trakarn-nitidharma was allowed to take it quickly by the referee, much to the dismay of the goalkeeper who wasn't prepared. 1 - 1! With the clock showing 66 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Quatretonda resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by E. Parreño in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. The goal for 2 - 1 was a funny story: after 67 minutes the seemingly nonchalant lob from Quatretonda's C. Martínez landed at the feet of T. Rocha who sidefooted it into the net - nice goal! The auzune free kick 69 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of U. Moldobaev, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 2 - 2! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by auzune, with 59 percent of the ball.

Most important Quatretonda player was P. Trakarn-nitidharma. T. Rocha was a disappointment, however. E. Vergeylen performed admirably for auzune. C. Tebas turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 2.