rosas 1 - 2 Cafarnaüm (383087637)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 12000 to as rosas do pedreiro. Ramón Noriega was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Béla Keller and Palle Erlandsen. rosas decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Tirado Torres - Smykowski, Salomón, Hägerlind - Tarhonen, Iordache, Negrescu, de Munnik, Rendic - Dhaussy, Bertocchi.

Cafarnaüm tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Zapatero - Mercx, Polley, Génard - Vinas, Bertelsen, Campillo, Mannelin, Penders - Urra, Bossert.

After 10 minutes, rosas raised their score by one when J. Tarhonen's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by R. Dhaussy. 1 - 0. 20 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as V. Bossert struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. This was a good period for the visitors, with several opportunities to take the lead, particularly when V. Bossert slipped through the defence on the right to come up alone against J. Tirado Torres, but the home side's keeper showed his lightning reflexes. Cafarnaüm's V. Mercx was shown a yellow card after 31 minutes for slicing down an opponent. J. Salomón was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so rosas's A. Tičinović had to come off the bench. It was 1 - 1 at the break. rosas had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

59 minutes in, Cafarnaüm's E. Vinas received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. rosas had a magnificent opportunity after 72 minutes as J. Tarhonen hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. The referee showed rosas's T. Hägerlind the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Cafarnaüm, as V. Bossert left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. A. Puigvendrelló took his place on the field. The visiting H. Mannelin was booed thoroughly by the home crowd 81 minutes into the game, after he broke through the middle and scored, resulting in the visitors taking the lead. 1 - 2 was the score. Possession in this half belonged to rosas, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

A. Iordache performed admirably for rosas. On the other hand, A. Tičinović's play was disheartening. The most dominating Cafarnaüm player was without a doubt D. Polley. A. Puigvendrelló was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.