Atlètic 2 - 4 Villabajo (393796812)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Estadi Atlètic Beraid saw a crowd turnout of 570. Steven Bruneau was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Wastl Broethaler and Jente Meuleman. Atlètic tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Iliescu - Méndez Mercado, Pardo, Bermúdez - Canaleta, Morell, Reig, Seijo, Carcova - 健雄 (Jianxiong), Carrasquedo.

Villabajo had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Madrid - Gil, Haubourdin, Pinto - Sánchez, Milante, Trueba, Cabilla, Deles - Estébanez Puyol, García de Coaña.

Today, Atlètic's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. A. Milante received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 11 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 19 minutes allowed R. Trueba to score for Villabajo. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. Atlètic's S. Morell got himself booked for a foul. When M. Cabilla left the game because of a back injury after 25 minutes, Villabajo had to continue a man short due to there being no available replacements. The Villabajo captaincy was handed to A. Pinto. Atlètic equalised after 27 minutes after a brilliantly placed penalty by 程. 健雄 (Jianxiong). Villabajo's X. Deles could have put the guests one up after 35 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but C. Iliescu was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. 36 minutes into the game, L. Reig finished off a Atlètic left wing counterattack, making the score 2 - 1. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 1. Villabajo claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

With things not going too well on the field, the Villabajo coach made the decision to swap the positions of J. Haubourdin and X. Deles with 46 minutes played. 50 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 2 - 2 as J. Gil struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. Atlètic were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. Atlètic made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left J. Seijo completely alone with keeper E. Madrid, who made a spectacular block. After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 58 minutes that gave the visitors the 2 - 3 lead. Despite the controversy, D. Sánchez struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. The home crowd was not impressed when J. Haubourdin came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 66 minutes. Villabajo were now up 2 - 4. A. Pinto of Villabajo received a yellow card after 71 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After 72 minutes, 程. 健雄 (Jianxiong) had a good opportunity to reduce the scoreline for Atlètic with a chance created through the middle, but wasn't cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Villabajo, with 55 percent of the ball.

Atlètic's top performer was clearly A. Carrasquedo. On the other hand, A. Canaleta's play was disheartening. D. Sánchez performed admirably for Villabajo. However, J. Gil made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 4.