santiyan 3 - 0 Animanga (393721592)

1158 spectators had found their way to santiyan Arena, despite the heavy rain. Ilya Daatselaar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dimitri Lorenz and Ephraim Boim. santiyan had chosen a strategic 5-5-0 formation. Lineup: Canaval - Giner, Baldín, Escriva, Mateo-Sagasta, Turmo - San Gil Cortázar, Ierobi, Moral Perez, Ballesteros, Pobo -.

A 5-5-0 alignment was the formation of choice for Animanga. They fielded: Kleiv - Parera, Valdayo, Mendes, Berhondo, Rizzuto - Leotta, Velamines, Cagide, Gassius, Katralikakis -.

The strategy for Animanga was to use their ability to press. 22 minutes in, Animanga's J. Velamines received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. M. Canaval of santiyan had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. O. Goia came in to finish the match. After 34 minutes, there was a bit of a mixup on the field as Animanga found themselves out of position and their organisation level dropped to weak. After 40 minutes, R. Pobo came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving santiyan the lead. santiyan were great at switching from defence to attack, and after 43 minutes, A. Moral Perez swept through the middle on a counterattack, making the score 2 - 0. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to santiyan, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

The Animanga players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a passable organisation when the game started again. 61 minutes into the game, Animanga seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a passable level of organisation. X. Ierobi unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. Animanga's P. Cagide was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 82 minutes. A. Moral Perez increased the lead for santiyan to 3 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! J. Ballesteros of santiyan was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. 87 minutes into the game, Animanga seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to inadequate. santiyan claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

The most dominating santiyan player was without a doubt O. Goia. However, C. Turmo made a disastrous appearance. Animanga's top performer was clearly S. Leotta. I. Mendes turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 0.