Lakeiene 6 - 0 Mañariako (393972691)

2378 fans braved the pouring rain at Kongsgården. Jort Graulus was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Theodor Westkreuz and Dietmar Stieg. Lakeiene had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Kalsbeek - Wallau, Andersen, Bahner - Stiansen, Poulsen, Månsson, Opseth, Karcz - Vigdal, Gundersen.

Mañariako tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Rivas - Espelt, Cucurull - Gómez, Aceijas, César, Monje, Eznariaga - Tapia, Aguirre, Alzamendi.

Today, Lakeiene's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. For their match strategy, Mañariako had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. 5 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Lakeiene was P. Poulsen. With 7 minutes played, R. Månsson of Lakeiene fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Lakeiene's F. Bahner was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 13 minutes. Lakeiene had a good opportunity to attack in the middle, but remembered their instructions to focus on wing attacks instead. Lakeiene solidified their lead at the 25 minute mark, as A. Opseth dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 2 - 0. 35 minutes into the game, Mañariako had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to poor. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit K. Wallau just fine. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Lakeiene to 3 - 0 as R. Stiansen finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. 3 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Lakeiene, with 67 percent of the ball.

The coach gave his players an extra tactical briefing during the break, and after that Mañariako had passable organisation. After 46 minutes, Mañariako switched J. Eznariaga with J. Prats, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. The Lakeiene free kick 52 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of P. Poulsen, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 4 - 0! After this, you could see that the players of Lakeiene were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Mañariako's C. Cucurull was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 61 minutes. A. Artegoitia was given a chance to change things around. As the captain was no longer on the pitch, A. Tapia took over the role of being the Mañariako captain. Lakeiene's R. Stiansen saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 63 minutes. The rain made it hard for players like K. Andersen to show their technical control of the ball on this soggy day. 78 minutes into the game, Lakeiene were awarded a penalty that K. Wallau turned into 5 - 0 without a problem. The bench was restless, and with 80 minutes passed Mañariako's coach gave N. Morán the opportunity the player had been hoping for. E. Espelt reluctantly left the field. 80 minutes in, Mañariako appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. Lakeiene increased the lead as C. Karcz struck to make the score 6 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Lakeiene had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

Lakeiene's top performer was clearly K. Wallau. P. Poulsen was a disappointment, however. Mañariako's best player was J. César. J. Gómez turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 6 - 0.