tutoteam 3 - 0 Cartagena (393635628)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 647 at tuto stadium arena today. Mădălin Roată was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ismail Haberl and Mark Thorstedt. tutoteam started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Knudsen - Rojas Sánchez, Kortes, Bengolea, Bustos - Ryynänen, Erksan, Munzinger, Grenard - Rueda Tomás, Volfengenber.

Cartagena had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Walkosz - Tourneur, Mãgureanu, Šivokas - Cantó, Gámez, Rodés, Casadeval, Ventimilla - Vārpiņš, Fillol.

tutoteam were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. Cartagena used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. P. Rodés behaved like an inexperienced youth player after 13 minutes as he gave the ball away to A. Erksan. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Cartagena, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Down the middle came F. Mãgureanu, making a fantastic play that nearly had Cartagena take the lead after 24 minutes, but S. Knudsen preserved the tie. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when R. Casadeval was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 34 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! After 35 minutes tutoteam tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, N. Kortes's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. tutoteam's J. Rojas Sánchez was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 39 minutes. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Cartagena, with 64 percent of the ball.

tutoteam broke through on the left 49 minutes into the game, with T. Volfengenber firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. R. Casadeval of Cartagena was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The coach of tutoteam was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 76 minutes, N. Azevedo came on for N. Grenard. Cartagena's P. Rodés was shown a yellow card after 82 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 85 minutes Cartagena's R. Casadeval limped slightly after a late challenge, but he was able to continue. S. Tourneur wasn't fit enough for a full game and made several mistakes out of sheer exhaustion. One of them was exploited by M. Rueda Tomás who shot home to make it 2 - 0. The players of tutoteam now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. A swift counterattack by tutoteam resulted in a free kick that E. Bengolea elegantly twisted into the goal - 3 - 0! A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 89 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called tutoteam's T. Volfengenber to one side and produced a red card for the player. Cartagena enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Most important tutoteam player was M. Rueda Tomás. On the other hand, A. Erksan's play was disheartening. Cartagena's best player was P. Rodés. A. Vārpiņš was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 0.