JUANJITOS 4 - 1 Miengo (393771144)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 877 at EL PATATERO today. Heniek Tobiański was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bjørn-Ole Bjørn and Christer Robertsson. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for JUANJITOS. They fielded: Dačić - Vlad, Ferlenga, Bijl, Bukumirović - Arnaudov, Pinilla, Roncari, Pernel - Altınel, Bjørnstad.

Miengo tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Cocho - Magariños Blanco, Gorina, Delbart - Morlanes, Rojas, Oriol, Irola, Canales - Kretzer, Martin.

JUANJITOS saw most attack opportunities on the wings. JUANJITOS could have put themselves ahead after 2 minutes but Ø. Bjørnstad missed a volley shot on a ball coming in from the right. JUANJITOS's N. Arnaudov got himself booked for a foul. F. Magariños Blanco had a good try after 10 minutes, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. JUANJITOS had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. JUANJITOS were very close to putting themselves one up after 13 minutes as N. Arnaudov got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. The terraces were silenced after 14 minutes when Miengo's S. Irola put the guests ahead 0 - 1, following an attack on the right. 17 minutes into the game, C. Pernel came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. The corner kick from Ø. Bjørnstad was powerfully met by the head of N. Bukumirović to make the score 1 - 1. Some great play up the middle by JUANJITOS led to a chance for C. Pernel to score after 29 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Miengo's P. Delbart was shown a yellow card after 30 minutes for slicing down an opponent. JUANJITOS's I. Vlad went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. 36 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for JUANJITOS was I. Vlad. Halftime score was 2 - 1. JUANJITOS had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

JUANJITOS's D. Roncari left the field after 47 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was I. Sieger. JUANJITOS almost scored after a swift counterattack 54 minutes into the game, but M. Altınel put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. JUANJITOS increased the lead as M. Altınel struck to make the score 3 - 1 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. T. Rojas nearly reduced the lead 61 minutes into the game, but a splendid one-handed save by N. Dačić prevented the attempt coming in from the right flank from hitting the back of the net. The score became 4 - 1 at 64 minutes into the game, when JUANJITOS were given a penalty which Ø. Bjørnstad blasted straight down the middle giving the keeper no chance! Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by JUANJITOS, with 52 percent of the ball.

JUANJITOS's top performer was clearly M. Altınel. On the other hand, I. Sieger's play was disheartening. The most dominating Miengo player was without a doubt T. Rojas. P. Oriol was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 1.