Sparta 1 - 3 sinverguenza (367639230)

A scorching day at El Charco, where 12000 spectators were in place for today's match. Nicolas Lequien was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nikolai Bogoslovov and Patrik Månlius. Sparta had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Mercado - Renart, Schroth, Milman - Dalpas, Bächtiger, Schatzl, Bekkema, Passarelli - Hesari, Martín Aldea.

sinverguenza decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Wilhjelm - Ramiro Ezmir, Aufhauser, Recasens - Brążkiewicz, Mic, Calva, Senra, Zwierzyński - Anchelergues, Telek.

Sparta displayed their ability to play creatively. With 5 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. J. Ramiro Ezmir put the ball away for 0 - 1. A good free kick by J. Bekkema would have scored the equaliser for Sparta, had it not been for the dramatic save by the visitors' goalkeeper. J. Ramiro Ezmir of sinverguenza seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 0 - 2 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by J. Zwierzyński. After this, you could see that the players of sinverguenza were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. 23 minutes in, Sparta's A. Dalpas received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The player down was K. Brążkiewicz. The sinverguenza bench looked worried for a while, but in the end he managed to get up. H. Aufhauser of sinverguenza received a yellow card after 33 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, J. Ramiro Ezmir would have put sinverguenza up another goal 35 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. Sparta's A. Dalpas was dominating his wing and kept sending fine balls into the opposition's box - F. Hesari managed to volley one of them into the net to make it 1 - 2 after 36 minutes. Sparta put pressure on the visitors' central defence 37 minutes into the game, but P. Passarelli couldn't find an opening. When A. Dalpas made yet another studs-first tackle after 38 minutes, the referee was obliged to book the Sparta player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. It was 1 - 2 at the break. Sparta enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 53 percent of possession.

E. Schroth's technique was perfect on this sunny day and led to some breathtaking tricks that bamboozled the defence. Sparta's E. Schroth was shown a yellow card after 79 minutes for slicing down an opponent. After 84 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed F. Anchelergues to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 1 - 3. Coming in from the right, Sparta had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 86 minutes, but D. Schatzl's attempt to finish was easily stopped. T. Recasens didn't pace himself at all, and after a series of daring offensive runs he was too tired to help out in the defensive play. Possession in this half belonged to Sparta, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

The most dominating Sparta player was without a doubt F. Hesari. However, F. Mercado made a disastrous appearance. sinverguenza's best player was R. Senra. U. Wilhjelm turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 3.