Gambeta 1 - 4 niupy" (390031477)

The 12000 fans in attendance at Gambeta Estadio were roasting in the hot sun. Ferenc Nyeste was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Umberto Rossignoli and Aleixo Riobó. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Gambeta. The following players had been chosen: Palomino - Jiménez, Del Campo, Marichalar, Balzaretti - Montaño, Sánchez Aguado, Fernández Pacheco, González - Caña, Cortínes.

niupy" started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Basulto - Juárez, Ávalos, Jonsansoro, Carvajal - Estanyol, Arriaga, Ortega, Cobo - Alcántara, Huesca.

niupy" took the lead after 16 minutes making the score 0 - 1. A. Ávalos placed the ball out of reach for the home side's keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. After 25 minutes, J. Juárez sent the corner kick right to A. Carvajal who headed it sharply past the keeper. 0 - 2! By now, the players in niupy" felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The crowd groaned when T. Caña, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for Gambeta. In a rapid move 33 minutes into the match, J. González of Gambeta lost his man and passed the ball to the unmarked T. Caña who easily hit it home to make it 1 - 2. Luckily the ref didn't see him taunting the opposing fans in celebration - naughty boy! Halftime score was 1 - 2. niupy" had most of the ball, with 55 percent of possession.

After 68 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave C. Alcántara a chance to increase the lead for niupy", and he did not disappoint. The score was then 1 - 3. C. Sánchez Aguado found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. 81 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 1 - 4 as C. Alcántara finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. niupy"'s A. Carvajal had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 86 minutes having been played. T. De la Concha was the replacement. Possession in this half belonged to niupy", who controlled the ball 59 percent of the time.

The most dominating Gambeta player was without a doubt T. Caña. On the other hand, F. Palomino's play was disheartening. niupy"'s top performer was clearly J. Jonsansoro. F. Arriaga turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 4.