Deportiva 5 - 0 UD.ZARAGOZA_AL_PODE (383395871)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 2638 to Campo Manuel Diaz Vega. Marlon Ackermans was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gunārs Bārbals and František Tuma. Deportiva started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Fernández Hijar - Medina Ruiz, Trigueros, Odriozabala, Brunet - Vecilla, Fromesta, Barbacana, Younsi - Stoicheci, Anchústegui.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for UD.ZARAGOZA_AL_PODE. Lineup: Puerta - Vilasoa, Cayuela, Gergov, Ameneiro - Montilla, Muñoz, Valcázar, Guara - Ferrer, París.

The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 6 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. Deportiva fans erupted in celebration as V. Medina Ruiz rifled the ball into the the top corner. 1 - 0! M. Valcázar of UD.ZARAGOZA_AL_PODE was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. A. Vecilla could have increased the lead after 32 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Muñoz from UD.ZARAGOZA_AL_PODE a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 34 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Deportiva's C. Trigueros left the field after 37 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was P. Irizar. After 39 minutes Deportiva's V. Medina Ruiz limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Deportiva claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 55 percent.

After 53 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and V. Medina Ruiz gave the Deportiva supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. UD.ZARAGOZA_AL_PODE had to make a substitution after 57 minutes. L. Montilla limped off the field and was replaced by Ó. Camaro. A well-executed free kick by V. Medina Ruiz after 74 minutes made it 3 - 0 for Deportiva. At that, V. Medina Ruiz was noted down for a hat trick! With 82 minutes played, A. París had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. Deportiva's G. Odriozabala got himself booked for a foul. A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area with a goal nearly scored by B. Barbacana. At last, Deportiva's A. Vecilla was able to backheel the ball in. 4 - 0. Confident in their lead, Deportiva's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. UD.ZARAGOZA_AL_PODE's right side looked dangerous after 85 minutes, as Ó. Camaro broke through. D. Fernández Hijar continued to stifle them, however, as he made the save look easy. After 86 minutes, V. Medina Ruiz put Deportiva ahead 5 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Possession in this half belonged to Deportiva, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

Deportiva's best player was C. Anchústegui. O. Stoicheci was a disappointment, however. The most dominating UD.ZARAGOZA_AL_PODE player was without a doubt Ó. Camaro. On the other hand, V. Puerta's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 0.