aranda 0 - 2 R.C.D.Manchester (383044496)

16356 spectators arrived at JULIUS CAESAR, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Eloi Caçador was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Izaak Lubout and Vilnis Soldans. aranda had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Madeira - Forst, Beconis, Persson, Pérez - Oianguren, Özbilgin, Côté, Roijen - Zara, Madeira.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for R.C.D.Manchester. Starters: Reckers - Andri, Peppino, Escutia, Arcostro - Egebjerg, Dominé, Bakowicz, Håkansson, Pacella - Magnus.

aranda were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. R.C.D.Manchester demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. With the match clock at 1 minutes, R.C.D.Manchester modified their style of play a little bit. The coach of R.C.D.Manchester wanted to try to change things around after 1 minutes, and gave new tactical instructions. After 1 minutes, the R.C.D.Manchester coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. Priding himself in being an active coach, the R.C.D.Manchester manager gave new instructions to his players after 1 minutes. After 6 minutes, a penalty kick by F. Magnus could have resulted in the lead for the visitors, but the keeper made the save. With 11 minutes played, H. Pérez of aranda fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. R.C.D.Manchester took the lead after F. Magnus curved a free kick into the net. 0 - 1 35 minutes into the game, O. Forst came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.

W. Roijen made a superb strike after 52 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors' defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. After 58 minutes R.C.D.Manchester's A. Dominé limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Content with how the game was proceeding, the R.C.D.Manchester coach let D. Zinkand replace A. Andri after 60 minutes. The home keeper was stunned 84 minutes into the match when he misjudged the free kick by F. Magnus and dived in the wrong direction. The visitors increased the lead to 0 - 2. aranda enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

aranda's top performer was clearly O. Forst. E. Madeira was a disappointment, however. R.C.D.Manchester's best player was F. Magnus. D. Zinkand on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 2.