pumas 0 - 9 Trota (383164452)

4314 punters turned up at los pumas rojos Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Frederik Vammen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Janne Pesonen and Jérémie Couto. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for pumas. Starters: Torres Barona - Valle Pérez, Cerjo, Ibarragorri, Alcalá - García, Abanqueiro, Aguerri, Varlett - Otaolaurrutxi, Zarpas.

Trota had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Ishall - Bogucki, Nausch, Piccinonno - Regadas, Heimberg, Cúper, Fangemann, Zanellato - Avivi, Rancón.

Trota demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 13 minutes allowed A. Rancón to score for Trota. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. Trota's D. Avivi made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 27 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender slid in and cleared the ball off the line. The home crowd was not impressed when O. Regadas came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 28 minutes. Trota were now up 0 - 2. 31 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 3 as D. Piccinonno finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Trota lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, E. Abanqueiro got himself booked. The manager of pumas was not happy. I. Cúper increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 4. It was 0 - 4 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Trota, with 81 percent of the ball.

After 56 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed I. Cúper to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 5. P. Alcalá of pumas received a yellow card after 69 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Some fine movement on the left led to a Trota goal after 73 minutes, making it 0 - 6. A. Rancón was noted down as the scorer. With 74 minutes played, Trota put themselves up 0 - 7 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was D. Piccinonno. After 75 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave O. Regadas a chance to increase the lead for Trota, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 8. With 78 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed A. Rancón of Trota to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 9. By then A. Rancón had scored three goals - a hat trick! Possession in this half belonged to Trota, who controlled the ball 84 percent of the time.

Most important pumas player was P. Alcalá. On the other hand, M. Torres Barona's play was disheartening. Trota's best player was I. Cúper. S. Ishall on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 9.