txapel 1 - 1 Palafrugell (383158014)

8867 spectators had come to usurbil arena this cloudy day. Peter Ericsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gérard van Ekris and Nicolas Staley. txapel tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Paasimaa - Mandel, Grimaldi, Lara - Ambrose, Wilmotte, Burdisso, Ålberg, Chillarón - Glieder, Lankhaar.

Palafrugell started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. Lineup: Montes - Miguel Valle, Burón, Deulofeu, Montes, Sánchez - Cotobade, Parisod, Spínola - Giorgiani, Gravano.

txapel clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Palafrugell. T. Paasimaa looked great 7 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' A. Giorgiani. After 10 minutes Palafrugell's D. Gravano contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. After some beautiful movement down the left wing, C. Wilmotte scored for txapel putting them ahead 1 - 0, after 14 minutes. With 27 minutes played, A. Giorgiani of Palafrugell fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. S. Parisod levelled the score for Palafrugell, making it 1 - 1 on a free kick that went in by way of the right post. A. Sánchez behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 32 minutes as he gave the ball away to O. Ambrose. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. 35 minutes into the game, A. Cotobade had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to txapel, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

After 46 minutes, the Palafrugell coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving F. Spínola off the field. J. Jokela took his place. As the 46 minute mark approached, the Palafrugell coach decided it was time for a substitution. D. Gravano reluctantly made way for N. Baumgartner-Klötzner on the pitch. 46 minutes into the game, Palafrugell wanted to bring some new energy to their game. A. Giorgiani gave E. Gonser a quick hug as he left the field. The referee showed Palafrugell's E. Deulofeu the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. M. Mandel of txapel received a yellow card after 70 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 84 minutes Palafrugell tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, E. Miguel Valle's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by txapel, with 53 percent of the ball.

txapel's best player was G. Glieder. T. Paasimaa on the other hand, had a terrible day. Palafrugell's top performer was clearly J. Montes. However, A. Sánchez made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.