penya-rokes 3 - 0 kagome (383641029)

Due to an all-day shower, 8140 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Old Rokes. Noel Bogner was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mauro Campaña and Wolf Braunschweig. penya-rokes had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Piga - Cabarrús, Gojenechea, Fontelles, Sansalva - Piñero, Lería, Buron Cuadrado, Mansilla - Herreros de Tejada, Corretger.

kagome decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. The following players took the field: Mendes - Elguezabal, Fernández Larrea, Benedit, Casa - Bandeira, Rubio Marín, Ordoñez, Cabañas - Castellanos, Guridi.

S. Bandeira spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. Making his way up the middle 21 minutes into the match, J. Piñero almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert A. Mendes blocked it to keep the score level. After 22 minutes, the visitors nearly went up a goal, but R. Elguezabal's free kick hit the crossbar. kagome had to make a substitution after 38 minutes. J. Castellanos limped off the field and was replaced by G. Irigay. J. Buron Cuadrado received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 40 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Some great play up the middle by penya-rokes led to a chance for H. Fontelles to score after 41 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. penya-rokes broke through on the left 42 minutes into the game, with I. Corretger firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. 43 minutes into the game, G. Irigay had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came C. Montero. Halftime score was 1 - 0. penya-rokes had most of the ball, with 64 percent of possession.

E. Cabarrús struck a 30 metre free kick home 70 minutes into the match. 2 - 0 for the home team. The players of penya-rokes now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. P. Fernández Larrea was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! After 88 minutes, kagome's A. Mendes fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! Things were going to get worse for the visitors. I. Corretger squirmed through their central defence after 89 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by penya-rokes, with 66 percent of the ball.

penya-rokes's top performer was clearly J. Buron Cuadrado. H. Fontelles turned in a dismal performance, however. kagome's best player was I. Benedit. On the other hand, A. Mendes's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.