Sandías 5 - 1 Mapaches (383161476)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 10386 to Sandías F.C. Arena. Günter Hofer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Géza Birkás and Darren Pavia. Sandías had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Senent - Tribius, Schrauf, Salvet, Haraf - Asher, Kalafa, Ansa, Lazo - Villaggio, San Román.

Mapaches started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Caponi - Argüeso, Fernandes, Dintelmann - Likiñano, de Almeida, Della Casa, Demeyer, Asmarat - Estramiana, Moreno García.

Sandías decided to play creatively. Today, Mapaches's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. They were singing the praises of C. Villaggio 4 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Sandías. Coming from the right, L. Schrauf almost managed to score another goal for Sandías, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, P. Haraf got himself booked. The manager of Sandías was not happy. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Sandías to 2 - 0 as R. Asher finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. The sun seemed to put J. Lazo in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. Sandías increased the lead as R. Asher struck to make the score 3 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. 36 minutes in, Mapaches's F. Demeyer received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Sandías claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

47 minutes into the game, Mapaches's attack got through on the right, but A. Asmarat couldn't handle the ball and his feeble kick wound up in the keeper's arms. After 50 minutes, F. Demeyer chose the right corner while taking his penalty, humiliating the home keeper, who dived in the wrong direction. The goal reduced the home lead to 3 - 1. J. Lazo unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. After 52 minutes, N. Tribius put Sandías ahead 4 - 1 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. As usual, A. San Román tried to use his strength and hard work for the benefit of the team, but the heat hit him hard and he couldn't keep pace at all. Sandías managed to extend their lead to 5 - 1 when N. Tribius cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. Confident in their lead, Sandías's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. Sandías had to make a substitution after 82 minutes. G. Senent limped off the field and was replaced by L. Espartero. Sandías enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

Sandías's best player was C. Villaggio. On the other hand, L. Espartero's play was disheartening. R. Moreno García performed admirably for Mapaches. However, I. Caponi made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 5 - 1.