JJVG-74 0 - 5 Pescaeros (392847737)

27366 spectators had found their way to Arachnid Spider Arena, despite the heavy rain. Hansdieter Elsasser was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Peider Ledermann and Henrik Öhrstål. JJVG-74 tactics involved an interesting 3-4-2 combination. Lineup: Meléndez - Fernández, Garaicoa, Floreaga - Hawkes, van Riel, Caamaño, Rautava - Langstoeger, Pedernera.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Pescaeros. Starters: Alcúdia - Zamarripa, Shipway, Sidenbrant - Śmigielski, Popa, Drumeş, Salas, Paulsen - Moreno Mora, Tsontas.

JJVG-74 mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Pescaeros used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. J. van Riel was having a great game - if anything the pouring rain seemed to be spurring him on! Pescaeros's E. Paulsen gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 30 minutes with a superb strike from the right. The boggy pitch disrupted the game, especially for technical players like E. Floreaga. After 32 minutes, Pescaeros's E. Paulsen burst through the central defence and let loose a cannonball of a shot, scoring for 0 - 2. Some fine movement on the left led to a Pescaeros goal after 34 minutes, making it 0 - 3. S. Tsontas was noted down as the scorer. The players of Pescaeros now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. 35 minutes into the game, JJVG-74 seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. After 40 minutes, Pescaeros were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. E. Paulsen did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. Halftime score was 0 - 3. Possession in this half belonged to Pescaeros, who controlled the ball 69 percent of the time.

The JJVG-74 players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. 53 minutes into the game, JJVG-74 seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a weak level of organisation. M. Moreno Mora left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 60 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. C. Næs was the replacement. The coach of Pescaeros was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 65 minutes, P. Crestelo came on for E. Paulsen. After 71 minutes, an incisive pass through the middle gave J. Śmigielski a chance to increase the lead for Pescaeros, and he did not disappoint. The score was then 0 - 4. JJVG-74 were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. The home crowd was not impressed when V. Popa came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 84 minutes. Pescaeros were now up 0 - 5. Pescaeros had most of the ball, with 71 percent of possession.

E. Floreaga performed admirably for JJVG-74. M. Meléndez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Pescaeros player was without a doubt I. Zamarripa. However, P. Crestelo made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 5.