montgat 4 - 1 padeleros (383143180)

The crowd of 10487 turning up at montgat Arena today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Georges Dukic was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hannes Schwaiger and John Quinn. montgat tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Tapia D'Avila - Botero, Oskarsson, Kessler - Cerjo, Coche, Tiktak, Bajna, Ramírez - Buendía, Ferragut.

padeleros decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Etchecopar - Riezebos, Yanguas, Ikazuriagamañena - Dzieweczyński, Wing, García de Lizasaín, Deacu, Baigorrategi - Stoeger, Oßmann.

montgat tried to focus their attacks down the middle. It was an obvious ambition of padeleros to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. R. Cerjo was struggling to make the ball dance with his usual trickery and panache, and the opposing players had little trouble shutting him down in these muddy conditions. montgat could have put themselves ahead after 15 minutes but S. Tiktak missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 26 minutes into the match, and K. Stoeger wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. S. Tiktak showed the skills that make him a real crowd pleaser as he, after 28 minutes, wove through the guests' entire central defence and put the 1 - 1 equaliser away. At 30 minutes played, L. Ferragut came in from the right with the intention of giving montgat the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. 1 - 1 was the score after the first half. montgat had most of the ball, with 67 percent of possession.

montgat took the lead 59 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as L. Ferragut elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. J. Coche spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in montgat's L. Ferragut increasing the lead to 3 - 1. 84 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as J. Botero broke through, making the score 4 - 1 for montgat. montgat enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 69 percent of possession.

montgat's best player was T. Oskarsson. L. Ramírez turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important padeleros player was K. Stoeger. C. García de Lizasaín was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.