Huercalense 0 - 0 Romancero (382973032)

Dark skies made the crowd of 30000 at Hornillo Miguel a little nervous, but the rain held off. Lorenzo Ottone was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Grigorios Yiataganis and Fabrizio Fabiano. Huercalense tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Rougier - Rodrigues, Kapaklis, Krisch - Rovira, Fusté, van Ardenne, Manaresi, Bøe - Loretti, Vara.

Romancero had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. They fielded: Haitto - Abizanda, Nurçe, Hertog, de Cangas, Sigurjónsson - Epsen, Thuillard, Merinen, Aguerri - Sevimli.

For their match strategy, Romancero had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. The referee showed Romancero's M. Aguerri the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. 33 minutes into the game Romancero managed a counterattack, but M. Sevimli took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. After 34 minutes, following yet another great corner, M. Sevimli's flick on at the near post reached I. Nurçe, who was just wide with his snapshot - the ball went out for a goal kick. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave P. Rovira from Huercalense a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 37 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Due to a severely mistimed tackle, J. Abizanda of Romancero spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Neither team was controlling the possession at this point in the match, with the stats showing a 50:50 split.

After 60 minutes, the Huercalense coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving S. Bøe off the field. V. Bellorini took his place. Huercalense almost scored after a counterattack 63 minutes into the match, but B. Loretti took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. With 66 minutes played, O. Fusté of Huercalense fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Romancero's T. Sigurjónsson was shown a yellow card after 73 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Huercalense enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

The most dominating Huercalense player was without a doubt C. van Ardenne. On the other hand, E. Rougier's play was disheartening. Romancero's best player was G. Thuillard. J. Abizanda was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 0.