9263 punters turned up at
campo del atlético, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came.
Andrea Ruperti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Per Liljenér and
Carmine Buttitta.
Barcelones had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation.
The following players had been chosen: Escandon - Velaz de Cabrera, Sánchez, Ginesta, La Riba - Larra, Arzalluz, Romero Román, Cobarrubias - Carles, Valdovinos.
Rafael started off with a 4-4-2 lineup.
Lineup: Romero Hernández - Mañeru, Silva Meneses, Mesa, Marcos - Sagaseta, Góngora, Teresa, Hurtado Saracho - Cano, Zalvide.
The crowd was amused as
E. La Riba of Barcelones used a few interesting tricks and dribbles to get into the penalty box. The finish by
M. Cobarrubias wasn't very amusing, however, as the ball flew way over the crossbar.
M. Cobarrubias neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to
S. Carles who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post.
Rafael's goal to make the score 0 - 1 came via a questionable penalty, but
J. Mañeru struck it home without a second thought.
Halftime score was 0 - 1.
Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Barcelones, with 54 percent of the ball.
Rafael's
V. Góngora scored to make the score 0 - 2 after 54 minutes by shooting accurately and hard from a long distance, leaving the opponent keeper no other option than to pick the ball out of the net.
With 70 minutes played,
J. Sánchez of Barcelones fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving.
Rafael's counterattacks created a good chance for
J. Sagaseta on the right after 74 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar.
After 77 minutes, Rafael's
F. Teresa burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 3.
After this, you could see that the players of Rafael were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals.
Possession in this half belonged to Barcelones, who controlled the ball 57 percent of the time.
The most dominating Barcelones player was without a doubt
J. Romero Román.
However,
J. Escandon made a disastrous appearance.
J. Marcos performed admirably for Rafael.
S. Romero Hernández was a disappointment, however.
The match ends 0 - 3.