Criptor 2 - 5 riverfull (391425688)

The crowd of 12000 turning up at Criptor FC Arena today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Ozan Susus was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Blaise Hildebrand and Mike Thao. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Criptor. Lineup: Salinas - Blanco, Frutos, Andueza, Alvarado - Ibarboure, Somoza, Calvo, Ulloa - Peraza, Osorio.

riverfull started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Puerta - Araya, Moya, Guasp, Terrier - Hormazábal, Anwandter, Arrué, Barnard - Álvarez, Pellón.

riverfull's D. Álvarez managed to lose the defenders as he advanced down the right wing and scored, putting the visitors ahead after 34 minutes. 0 - 1. riverfull had to make a substitution after 35 minutes. D. Guasp limped off the field and was replaced by K. Dwenger. K. Dwenger was handed the riverfull captain's armband. D. Álvarez had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. The visitors' K. Dwenger took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 40 minutes into the match. 0 - 2 for riverfull. L. Hormazábal received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 41 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 0 - 3. The riverfull fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. A marvellous Criptor effort on the right-hand side resulted in a goal after 42 minutes by A. Peraza, making the score 1 - 3. It was 1 - 3 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to riverfull, who controlled the ball 53 percent of the time.

After 50 minutes, J. Blanco had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for Criptor with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. F. Calvo of Criptor was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. riverfull's P. Moya refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 70 minutes. riverfull increased their lead after 77 minutes when L. Arrué broke through on the right, upping the score to 1 - 4, much to the home crowd's dismay. A. Peraza slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. Criptor's J. Osorio cut towards the middle after 83 minutes, receiving a brilliant pass and slicing through the visiting team's central defence, reducing the lead to 2 - 4. After 84 minutes, riverfull's E. Pellón burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 2 - 5. riverfull enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Criptor's best player was A. Peraza. P. Salinas on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important riverfull player was E. Pellón. D. Araya turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 5.