Vimar 0 - 11 veneno (383023549)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12000 at Nuevo Vimar Arena today. Anfós Guerrero was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Job Cals and Henny Vandaele. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Vimar. Lineup: Sagaseta - Zazo, Lukanov, Bardem, Cabanillas - Pons, Saura González, Soto, Catoira - Forner, Bengolea.

veneno had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. They fielded: Pitko - Batista, San Juan, Ritmeester - Štach, Kotowicz, Snitkovsky, Juarros, Ratman - Lascarache, Blanco Ramos.

The guests took the lead 13 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in A. Ritmeester scoring to make it 0 - 1. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, R. Soto got himself booked. The manager of Vimar was not happy. veneno increased their lead after 26 minutes when G. Snitkovsky broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 2, much to the home crowd's dismay. By now, the players in veneno felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 29 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called veneno's M. Juarros to one side and produced a red card for the player. The home crowd was not impressed when D. San Juan came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 36 minutes. veneno were now up 0 - 3. veneno's M. Batista got himself booked for a foul. After 39 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed R. Kotowicz to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 4. With 40 minutes played, veneno put themselves up 0 - 5 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was G. Snitkovsky. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 5. veneno had most of the ball, with 80 percent of possession.

Vimar's R. Soto left the field after 49 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was J. Gual. C. Lascarache of veneno took advantage of a mistake on the home side's right after 53 minutes which increased the away team's lead to 0 - 6. Some fine movement on the left led to a veneno goal after 55 minutes, making it 0 - 7. D. San Juan was noted down as the scorer. R. Kotowicz received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 57 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 8. The veneno fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. Almost all the way down to the corner flag, veneno's H. Ratman somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for B. Blanco Ramos, who struck for 0 - 9. After 66 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave M. Batista a chance to increase the lead for veneno, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 10. 72 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 11 as B. Blanco Ramos finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. veneno enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 86 percent of possession.

Vimar's best player was V. Bengolea. However, I. Sagaseta made a disastrous appearance. veneno's top performer was clearly G. Snitkovsky. A. Ritmeester turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 0 - 11.