cabau 2 - 2 LUGONES (383116812)

12549 spectators had come to cabau team Arena this cloudy day. Euan King was the appointed referee with assistance provided by David Doran and Polykarpos Neopidis. cabau started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Melde - de Lima, Reif-Pöhner, Adaimi - Groppo, Screciu, Liśkiewicz, Dennehy, Højer Nielsen - Giostra, Goić.

LUGONES decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. They fielded: Gisondi - Kula, Kongkraisri, Bellón, Calbijo - Viurra, Schönert, Windel, De la Viña, Schwaninger - Júnior.

Pressing was the tactic of the day for LUGONES. A questionable penalty 8 minutes in gave the home side the lead, 1 - 0. The visitors' goalie didn't stand a chance as K. Goić knocked the ball home. D. Calbijo finished off a quick charge from the left of the field by chipping the ball just past the home side's keeper, making the score 1 - 1 11 minutes into the match. After 26 minutes, LUGONES's H. De la Viña fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! At this time in the match, LUGONES were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. It was 1 - 1 at the break. cabau claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 54 percent.

Some great play up the middle by cabau led to a chance for M. de Lima to score after 51 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. After 52 minutes, LUGONES were awarded a free kick as their counter attack broke down. The set piece was lifted over the top, intended to open up the defence. However, the target man seemed to be taken by surprise, and could not reach the ball before it crossed the line for a goal kick. cabau took the lead 62 minutes into the match after a magnificent free kick by K. Goić that made the score 2 - 1. The referee showed LUGONES's L. Windel the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. S. Adaimi of cabau had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. J. Rivas Pérez came in to finish the match. After 73 minutes S. Viurra made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to R. Júnior who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 2 - 2. With 74 minutes played M. de Lima almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.

cabau's top performer was clearly D. Screciu. G. Melde on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important LUGONES player was H. De la Viña. On the other hand, R. Bellón's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.