Rapist 0 - 6 puente (383297419)

It had rained all day, but 4996 hardy fans still made it out to Rapist Arena. Lukas Otte was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nicolas Hanson and Rafał Tokarski. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Rapist. Lineup: Valenciaga - Vilallonga, Miranda, Caballero, Martínez - Ulzurrún, Velayo, Cosmovici, Martínez Moreno - Trujillo, González.

puente tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Nave - Daly, Garrido Abiétar, Iturrigaray, Zerrawi - Montsech, Dolara, Roldán, Maestre Felices - Montes, Godoy.

The crowd groaned its disapproval when A. Vilallonga missed a free kick that would have given Rapist the lead after 5 minutes. L. Iturrigaray of puente received a yellow card after 9 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 19 minutes, puente's H. Godoy surprised everyone as he managed to intercept a pass intended for the opposing keeper and flip it in, making the score 0 - 1. The home crowd was not impressed when M. Dolara came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 26 minutes. puente were now up 0 - 2. At this point, it was obvious that the players of puente lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The home crowd cheered when, after 28 minutes, S. Zerrawi's charge up the middle resulted in the keeper making one of his best saves of the day. O. Maestre Felices of puente was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. M. Dolara slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. 39 minutes into the game, puente were awarded a penalty and J. Garrido Abiétar was able to increase the visitors' lead to 0 - 3 rolling the ball in by the right post. F. Montsech was, after 40 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper A. Valenciaga made the save. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. Possession in this half belonged to puente, who controlled the ball 74 percent of the time.

M. Dolara came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over A. Valenciaga but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. The rain made it hard for players like F. Montsech to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. J. Garrido Abiétar increased puente's lead to 0 - 4 with a superb free kick strike that flew in just under the far top corner. 81 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 5 as L. Iturrigaray finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. puente increased their lead after 82 minutes when S. Zerrawi broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 6, much to the home crowd's dismay. Always a threat, J. Ulzurrún tore past his marker and placed the ball right at the feet of the waiting M. González who should have easily scored for Rapist, but the ball went wide. puente had most of the ball, with 80 percent of possession.

Most important Rapist player was S. Trujillo. J. Caballero turned in a dismal performance, however. puente's top performer was clearly H. Godoy. However, L. Iturrigaray made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 6.