Halcones 6 - 0 Freja (364481484)

235 punters turned up at Polideportivo Municipal Santa Maria del Paramo, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Mikko Tokola was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alan Vanderstam and Lucas Peucelle. Halcones had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Garastegui - Raineri, Peñarrubia, Zint, Burruchaga - Espín, Noguer, Garaz, Netov - Tenorio Castilla, Reverter.

Freja decided to use a 4-3-3 set up. Lineup: Musarra - Perramon, Qarqouch, Carneiro, Illarrazu - Clavero, Mayor, Dencàs - Sabaté, Ghoulam, Clarke.

Halcones were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Freja immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. Freja's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. F. Garaz caused the crowd to go mental with his goal up the middle after 27 minutes. This gave Halcones the 1 - 0 lead. After 27 minutes, Q. Reverter put Halcones ahead 2 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Freja's J. Dencàs got himself booked for a foul. 31 minutes into the game, Freja had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. With 33 minutes played, Halcones put themselves up 3 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to E. Raineri, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Halcones lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 37 minutes into the game, Freja seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to weak. Halcones's E. Raineri put in a disappointing effort on a penalty after 39 minutes, firing just wide of the goal. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Halcones, who controlled the ball 77 percent of the time.

The Freja players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. 65 minutes in, Freja appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only inadequate. 66 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Q. Reverter broke through, making the score 4 - 0 for Halcones. With 74 minutes played, the Freja coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. A. Lobo Heras came on, D. Clavero had to leave the fray. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. F. Garaz squirmed through their central defence after 77 minutes, increasing the lead to 5 - 0. Q. Reverter had a fantastic opportunity to put Halcones up another goal 78 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. After 81 minutes, R. Tenorio Castilla sprinted between the opposing defenders and squared the ball, but the keeper deflected Q. Reverter's shot. F. Carneiro got left behind when Halcones's R. Tenorio Castilla made a sudden run forward after 84 minutes, finishing off with a neat strike. 6 - 0! Freja needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 85 minutes B. Clarke made way for R. Vargas. After 85 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by F. Noguer might have resulted in another goal for Halcones. However, A. Musarra made a spectacular save. After 89 minutes, Freja switched J. Mayor with C. Grimosachs, hoping for a quick impact on the pitch. Halcones had most of the ball, with 81 percent of possession.

Halcones's top performer was clearly F. Noguer. L. Garastegui turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Freja player was without a doubt A. Qarqouch. However, C. Grimosachs made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 6 - 0.