Licorcafe 0 - 0 Burela (393301095)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 425 had shown up at El Toñito Arena for the match. Benjamín Hrubizna was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Cem Batur and Jan-Heiko Hekkert. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Licorcafe. The following players had been chosen: Cagigal - Poyato, Tovar, Truyols, Gandía - Fragoso, Titze, Goethals, Chekideh, Aranha Melo - Señor.

Burela tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Falch - Insolia, Alalauri, Benzeş - Fraga, Hereş, Babička, Nuortie, Chaverri - Torretta, Romero Ruiz.

Today, Burela's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. D. Romero Ruiz fired a shot from distance after 32 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for Burela. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Licorcafe, with 56 percent of the ball.

After 78 minutes, the defensive line of Licorcafe created a counterattack through the middle that gave F. Fragoso a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. After 80 minutes, the Licorcafe coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving J. Truyols off the field. P. Moralejo took his place. 86 minutes into the game, M. Babička had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Olano. Against a lesser team, Licorcafe could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 87 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. D. Romero Ruiz of Burela received a yellow card after 88 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 89 minutes, a counter attack by Burela was converted into a decent free kick opportunity. However, the indirect free kick routine was easily anticipated by the defenders. A textbook example of how to defend a free kick - the attackers were left with few viable options. Licorcafe were very close to putting themselves one up after 89 minutes as B. Titze got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Licorcafe had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

R. Señor performed admirably for Licorcafe. P. Cagigal turned in a dismal performance, however. Burela's best player was A. Torretta. On the other hand, A. Olano's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.