Rinconetes 2 - 1 Hastor (393397506)

It had rained all day, but 671 hardy fans still made it out to Rinconetes f.c. Arena. Benjamín Škvarovský was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Juan Camilo Nieto and Rombout van Kapel. Rinconetes decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. Starters: Dentesano - Günden, Gaya, Añón, Penedo - Chesterton, Barbati, Villa, Portillo, González Blanco - Vergara.

Hastor tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players took the field: Uruabarrena - Pirez, Colomines, Pulpeiro - Benedetti, Tereshchenko, Gerardina, Sedér - Dorarán, Paolillo, Valerio.

Hastor seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Rinconetes had a chance to take the lead after J. González Blanco's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 3 minutes. Rinconetes created a good opportunity to score 12 minutes into the match when D. Penedo's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. Rinconetes took the lead after 14 minutes as a result of H. Günden's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. After 16 minutes, Hastor 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. M. Paolillo did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. After 19 minutes, Rinconetes sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached K. Chesterton, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 2 - 0. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Rinconetes, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the Rinconetes coach let J. Merino Pérez replace J. Portillo after 46 minutes. The coach of Rinconetes was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 46 minutes, L. Alfeirán came on for I. Villa. Hastor managed to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as J. Colomines finished off a well-played combination from the left, easily carving through the defence. 56 minutes into the game, J. Añón had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came L. López. E. Benedetti of Hastor was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. J. Merino Pérez had a hard time on the waterlogged pitch - his trademark technique was nowhere in sight today. 76 minutes into the game, A. Gerardina almost tied it all up for the visitors with an expertly placed free kick. Unfortunately for Hastor, the home keeper made an incredible save. Rinconetes enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 63 percent of possession.

D. Penedo performed admirably for Rinconetes. On the other hand, L. López's play was disheartening. Hastor's best player was A. Dorarán. E. Benedetti turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.