Ligamentus 2 - 4 Rangers (392752977)

2287 spectators had come to El Coloso Cruzado this cloudy day. Karsten Kroiß was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hernán Vergara and Fabio Sammarco. Ligamentus started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: La Serna - Montseny, Larsen, Muñoz - Larco, Hinge, Baxter, Moderow-Ardalani, Sotelo - Ciężka, Glista.

Rangers tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Karllund - Burgo, Trotta - Heesterman, Scott, Lamb, Summerfield, Dict - Falkner, Heves, Pelado.

Ligamentus were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Ligamentus took the lead 10 minutes in, as L. Baxter broke through on the left and put the 1 - 0 shot just beyond the reach of the outstretched keeper. P. Mitre was called on to replace Ligamentus's X. Montseny after 17 minutes following a nasty collision. Rangers levelled the score after 20 minutes to make it 1 - 1, as J. Summerfield struck home after a fine midfield combination through the centre, which left him completely unmarked. D. Heesterman had a good try after 25 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. B. Larsen received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 30 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Players in Ligamentus heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Ligamentus fans held their breath as C. Sotelo scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 2 - 1! 36 minutes into the game, Ligamentus had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 37 minutes, D. Heesterman broke through the centre and found himself alone with the keeper. I. La Serna made a great block, though. The referee showed Rangers's B. Dict the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Halftime score was 2 - 1. Rangers had most of the ball, with 68 percent of possession.

The Ligamentus players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. B. Glista left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 46 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. A. Isla was the replacement. The visiting team's N. Trotta was able to score the 2 - 2 equaliser with a header 47 minutes into the match, after some good work on the right. Rangers's goal to make the score 2 - 3 came via a questionable penalty, but G. Pelado struck it home without a second thought. After 58 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Ligamentus found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to weak. J. Summerfield received a delicate pass through the home side's central defence after 63 minutes, and chipped it past the flailing keeper to score making it 2 - 4. The Rangers fans went wild, whilst the home fans started to think about leaving early. 69 minutes into the match, B. Heves came through the middle and almost added to his team's lead, but the shot went wide. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Rangers, with 70 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Ligamentus player was without a doubt A. Isla. L. Baxter turned in a dismal performance, however. Rangers's top performer was clearly J. Scott. J. Summerfield on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 4.