torpedo 1 - 0 redkaffe (392243642)

The crowd of 35834 turning up at torpedo de miranda F Arena today were greeted with some nasty showers of rain. Werner Mazelin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Santiago Sans and Wade Wetzel. torpedo tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. They fielded: Rosenberger - Arreaza, Scarano, Urbán, Bedarida, Vega - Örnquist, Auerbacher, Petit - Trafach, Clausen.

redkaffe decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Giling - Ribas, Deglane, Erkan - Piñerúa, Gwaltsleiter, Geyer, Acuña, Rakanović - Rengifo, Borés.

torpedo were relying on their ability to counter-attack. At 4 minutes played, J. Petit came in from the right with the intention of giving torpedo the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. 14 minutes in, torpedo's A. Clausen received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit I. Piñerúa just fine. torpedo broke through on the left 24 minutes into the game, with R. Vega firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. A. Clausen slipped and slithered in the wet grass. His usual rapid runs were nowhere to be seen today. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, G. Gwaltsleiter got himself booked. The manager of redkaffe was not happy. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession was split evenly between the teams.

The home side's L. Bedarida came close to extending the lead 49 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but S. Giling managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. torpedo's D. Arreaza got himself booked for a foul. In a fantastic display of determination, redkaffe's I. Piñerúa forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. torpedo's P. Urbán was shown a yellow card after 53 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Content with how the game was proceeding, the torpedo coach let A. Moliner replace A. Trafach after 55 minutes. Coming in from the right, redkaffe had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 55 minutes, but C. Acuña's attempt to finish was easily stopped. L. Erkan of redkaffe received a yellow card after 61 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. C. Scarano left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 70 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. M. Gut was the replacement. The torpedo players could smell victory in the air. B. Örnquist wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for J. Spriet after 70 minutes. redkaffe enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 59 percent of possession.

torpedo's top performer was clearly M. Gut. J. Spriet on the other hand, had a terrible day. M. Geyer performed admirably for redkaffe. On the other hand, O. Ribas's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.