Rbk 4 - 0 Malalts (383250865)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 3802 that came out to Fuenla Stadi. Gregorio Monfardini was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mats Erborg and Adrián Reyerta. Rbk had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Sánchez - Adalia, Velasco Manrique, García Carpintero, Areales - Sáez, Llera, Ribas, Tatu - Aguiar de Luque, Mejía.

Malalts started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Alsina - Ugarteche, Gana, Escatllar, Arqués - Olaya, Molero, Arrotain, Reales-Cala - Narváez Barba, Noboa.

After 17 minutes, C. Ribas came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Rbk the lead. Malalts's V. Olaya got himself booked for a foul. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile E. Arrotain. V. Olaya of Malalts got sent off for kicking the ball after the whistle, a completely uncalled for move, earning him his second yellow card of the game. Always quick and a menace to his opponents, M. Mejía was very close to getting through after 36 minutes, but he could only put the ball into the keeper's arms. After 38 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and B. Llera gave the Rbk supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. After 39 minutes Rbk's C. Areales limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. Rbk put themselves up 3 - 0 when B. Llera broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. Halftime score was 3 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Rbk, with 65 percent of the ball.

As usual, M. Arqués 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. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. M. Mejía squirmed through their central defence after 61 minutes, increasing the lead to 4 - 0. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Rbk lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Rbk's C. Ribas swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The home side's M. Mejía came close to extending the lead 70 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but M. Alsina managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. Rbk's A. García Carpintero was shown a yellow card after 83 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Rbk's F. Tatu refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 85 minutes. Rbk had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

B. Llera performed admirably for Rbk. O. Velasco Manrique on the other hand, had a terrible day. Malalts's best player was J. Noboa. On the other hand, M. Arqués's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.