| 81 |  They'll be celebrating on the bus tonight! A great away victory for Trincaespinhas! | |
| 80 | Gaspar Assunção gets the ball from the ruck and throws a quick pass to Raymundo Jorquera. He tries a quick flick pass to Walter Gallardo, but the ball goes wildly astray. |   |
| 79 | Trincaespinhas have stolen CD. Veratense's lineout ball! Louison Guillard mistimed his jump, and Jacobo Ceron got his hands to it first. Good work by Trincaespinhas at that lineout! | |
| 78 | Gaspar Assunção sees Giacomo Gaudio running into the line at pace and hits him on the chest with a beautiful pass. Giacomo Gaudio avoids the tackle of Jake Ta'Avao-Matau but his pass to Augusto Pissarra doesn't find it's mark. | |
| 77 | It's a scrum to Trincaespinhas. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Trincaespinhas still win the ball. | |
| 76 | CD. Veratense can't seem to get their act together as Dean Turner drops Senne Verbeke's pass before their attack even has a chance to get going. | |
| 75 | Silviu Mihai Balint with the kick from halfway.. Ben Pellerin has got his positioning all wrong and Senne Verbeke takes an easy catch. CD. Veratense will be on the front foot here. | |
| 73 |  A beautiful kick by Hernan Lagos, just managed to bring it back for another two on the board. | |
| 72 |  Try time!!! The Trincaespinhas scrum half, Gaspar Assunção, senses an opportunity as Aleksander Dopierała is the only defender to his left. He throws a massive dummy left, jinks right and dives over for an easy try. You'd think players of this level wouldn't fall for that kind of trickery! | |
| 71 | At the ruck, the Trincaespinhas back rower is burrowing like a demented mole, the ball comes back safely on the Trincaespinhas side. | |
| 70 | Gaspar Assunção sees Walter Gallardo running into the line at pace and hits him on the chest with a beautiful pass. Walter Gallardo avoids the tackle of Barbu Adrian Chirilă but his pass to Jacobo Ceron doesn't find it's mark. | |
| 69 | Ruck. Trincaespinhas get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
| 68 | Gaspar Assunção palms off Aleksander Dopierała before dummying to his fly half, who draws the defense as he sprints into the gap. Gaspar Assunção sends the ball directly to Giacomo Gaudio, who manages to waste his scrum half's excellent play with a poor pass that fails to find Júlio Soares. | |
| 67 | Ruck. Trincaespinhas get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
| 66 | Trincaespinhas's flanker, Jacobo Ceron, sets off on a charge. He shrugs off the tackles of Ciro Galante and Senne Verbeke but it's all for nothing when he passes to Giacomo Gaudio who fails to hold on to the ball. | |
| 65 | Trincaespinhas have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
| 64 | Raymundo Jorquera clearly wasn't expecting Elói Lima's pass there. The ball goes sailing past him as he vainly fumbles for it. | |
| 63 | The ball is loose in open play and there is no offside as Trincaespinhas pounce.. Turnover! | |
| 62 | Manfredi Fabbino passes, but the ball fails to reach Ed Cloud. | |
| 61 | CD. Veratense have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
| 60 | The half-back pairing is working well together today. Aleksander Dopierała dummies to his right before passing to his left where Silviu Mihai Balint is in support. He takes the ball on, but Hernan Lagos is well positioned and puts in a big tackle. | |
| 59 | CD. Veratense have stolen Trincaespinhas's lineout ball! Ben Pellerin mistimed his jump, and Senne Verbeke got his hands to it first. Good work by CD. Veratense at that lineout! | |
| 58 | Nice breakthrough by Ernesto Tapia who gets low and charges. He cannons into Jacobo Ceron like a stampeding bull, but Jacobo Ceron wraps him up and manages to bring him down. Looks like we finally know what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. | |
| 57 | Silviu Mihai Balint with the kick from halfway.. Cândido Esteves has got his positioning all wrong and Ernesto Tapia takes an easy catch. CD. Veratense will be on the front foot here. | |
| 55 | A beautiful kick by Hernan Lagos, just managed to bring it back for another two on the board. | |
| 54 | Fabulous try for Trincaespinhas! Gaspar Assunção spots Pedro Xavier in space and sends a long cut-out pass to him. There's no defence out there, and it's an easy run over the line to score the 5 points. | |
| 53 | It's a scrum for Trincaespinhas. Under pressure the front rows come up, but Trincaespinhas clear the ball quickly and look to attack. | |
| 52 | Nice breakthrough by Elói Lima, who gets low and charges. He manages to stay on his feet and a maul ensues. 'Use it or lose it,' shouts the referee. They lose it. | |
| 51 | Trincaespinhas have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
| 50 | Trincaespinhas have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Gaspar Assunção fires a quick pass off to Giacomo Gaudio who flicks the ball on to Ben Pellerin. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Jacopo Melchiorri. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. | |
| 49 | It looks like CD. Veratense lost the ball in the ruck. Their forwards weren't quick enough to protect the ball. | |
| 48 | CD. Veratense's scrum half is smashed by Gaspar Assunção. That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! | |
| 47 | Good lineout for CD. Veratense. The hooker finds his man perfectly, and Manfredi Fabbino wins the ball in the air. | |
| 46 | Ben Pellerin smashes through Louison Guillard's tackle. He's slowed down just enough though, and Ciro Galante finishes the job. | |
| 45 | The ball is loose in open play and there is no offside as Trincaespinhas pounce.. Turnover! | |
| 44 | There was no love lost there! Ernesto Tapia was smashed by Jacobo Ceron! Perfectly legal though. | |
| 43 | Turnover. CD. Veratense now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
| 42 | Nice breakthrough by Raymundo Jorquera who gets low and charges. He cannons into Ciro Galante like a stampeding bull, but Ciro Galante wraps him up and manages to bring him down. Looks like we finally know what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. | |
| 41 | Hernan Lagos takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over CD. Veratense stadium. Raymundo Jorquera positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Manfredi Fabbino. Good hands from the Trincaespinhas player there. | |
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With the visitors just ahead it's still all to play for.
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| 40+1 | After a moments hesitation Aleksander Dopierała makes a decision and passes the ball to Ernesto Tapia. He moves the ball on to Senne Verbeke before contact, but that initial hesitation means that the defence has had time to close down the space for Senne Verbeke and Jacobo Ceron wraps him up man and ball. | |
| 40 | It looks like Trincaespinhas lost the ball in the ruck. Their forwards weren't quick enough to protect the ball. | |
| 39 | Trincaespinhas's scrum half is smashed by Aleksander Dopierała. That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! | |
| 38 | Trincaespinhas have stolen CD. Veratense's lineout ball! Louison Guillard mistimed his jump, and Ben Pellerin got his hands to it first. Good work by Trincaespinhas at that lineout! | |
| 37 | Gaspar Assunção delivers a short hip pass to Elói Lima just off the ruck. He attempts a pass to Giacomo Gaudio, but it goes forward and the referee stops play. | |
| 36 | It looks like CD. Veratense lost the ball in the ruck. Their forwards weren't quick enough to protect the ball. | |
| 35 | Oh no! There is chaos on the field as the players start a punch up after a high tackle by Jacobo Ceron on Ernesto Tapia. The referee seems happy enough with the challenge though and signals play on. Somebody better tell the players to put their handbags away. | |
| 34 | That's a lovely hanging kick by Silviu Mihai Balint. Ernesto Tapia rises high above the Trincaespinhas players to take the catch, giving Pedro Xavier no chance to contest. | |
| 33 |  Beautiful drop-kick by Hernan Lagos! The ball sails through the uprights and brings the score to 3 - 6. | |
| 32 | Loose ball, Trincaespinhas scoop it up and retain possesion. | |
| 31 | Trincaespinhas have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Gaspar Assunção fires a quick pass off to Giacomo Gaudio who flicks the ball on to Júlio Soares. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Cândido Esteves. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. | |
| 30 | It's a scrum to Trincaespinhas. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Trincaespinhas still win the ball. | |
| 29 | Ciro Galante powers through the defence. He's caught by a covering tackle and his attempted offload to Silviu Mihai Balint is misguided. | |
| 28 | Turnover. CD. Veratense now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
| 27 | Cândido Esteves powers through the defence. He's caught by a covering tackle and his attempted offload to Júlio Soares is misguided. | |
| 26 | Trincaespinhas have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
| 25 | Trincaespinhas's scrum half dummies to the open-side before switching directions and taking the ball himself. Aleksander Dopierała wasn't fooled for a second, and Gaspar Assunção gets no where. | |
| 24 | Trincaespinhas cannon into the ruck, smashing the CD. Veratense players off the ball, turnover to Trincaespinhas. | |
| 23 | There was no love lost there! Ernesto Tapia was smashed by Jacobo Ceron! Perfectly legal though. | |
| 22 | Silviu Mihai Balint takes the kickoff, launching the ball high into the air over CD. Veratense stadium. Ernesto Tapia positions himself well, and takes the ball in the air right in front of Cândido Esteves. Good hands from the CD. Veratense player there. | |
| 21 | Trincaespinhas are going nowhere from this move. Hernan Lagos drops back and as the ball comes to him, kicks it straight between the uprights. Good move there, the try definitely wasn't coming and 3 points are better than none. | |
| 20 | Ruck. Trincaespinhas get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
| 19 | Ben Pellerin runs right over Louison Guillard, but can't connect with Jacopo Melchiorri. | |
| 18 | Trincaespinhas have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
| 17 | Gaspar Assunção pops the short ball to Pedro Xavier who muscles his way over the advantage line! Excellent defending there by Louison Guillard, who just manages to cling on long enough to bring him down. | |
| 16 | It's a scrum to Trincaespinhas. It's wheeling around as the ball is fed in, but Trincaespinhas still win the ball. | |
| 15 | Aleksander Dopierała throws a long pass to Barbu Adrian Chirilă. Trincaespinhas puts the winger under pressure quickly though, and he fails to get the pass to Dean Turner. | |
| 14 | It's a scrum for CD. Veratense. Under pressure the front rows come up, but CD. Veratense clear the ball quickly and look to attack. | |
| 13 | Trincaespinhas have an overlap on the right. Looks like they've spotted it too. Júlio Soares fires a quick pass off to Jacobo Ceron who flicks the ball on to Giacomo Gaudio. He's rushed the pass though, and the ball evades the grasp of Giacomo Gaudio. That was a good scoring opportunity gone to waste. | |
| 12 | Turnover. Trincaespinhas now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
| 11 | CD. Veratense's scrum half is smashed by Gaspar Assunção. That run was so telegraphed that the postal service want to charge him for it! | |
| 10 | Ruck. CD. Veratense get the ball from that one and their scrumhalf can be heard frantically giving his instructions for a new attack. | |
| 9 | Ciro Galante almost finds space, but is brought down by Jacobo Ceron. | |
| 8 | Turnover. CD. Veratense now has possession and the backs are ready for a new attack. | |
| 7 | Ben Pellerin decides to go it alone, but is quickly brought down by Louison Guillard. He had men outside if he had just looked up. | |
| 6 | Hernan Lagos signals to his forwards to stay behind the ball and sends a hanging kick in their direction.
Both Louison Guillard and Ben Pellerin jump for the catch, but both players have misjudged the flight of the ball and it sails over their heads. Ben Pellerin is the first to react, scooping up the loose ball on the first bounce. | |
| 5 | CD. Veratense are setting up for a drop goal. Silviu Mihai Balint is positioned in the pocket. The ball is recycled well and comes back cleanly. He glances up and strikes it. He's turned away already! He knows it's in! The ball sails between the uprights. A perfect kick. | |
| 4 | CD. Veratense have retained possession as their players were quick and picked up the loose ball. They'll be able to attack again | |
| 3 | CD. Veratense's scrum half, Aleksander Dopierała, passes the ball to his winger, Barbu Adrian Chirilă, but Walter Gallardo gets there quickly and manages to bring him down. | |
| 2 | CD. Veratense have stolen Trincaespinhas's lineout ball! Pedro Xavier mistimed his jump, and Senne Verbeke got his hands to it first. Good work by CD. Veratense at that lineout! | |
| 1 | Nice breakthrough by Manfredi Fabbino who gets low and charges. He cannons into Elói Lima like a stampeding bull, but Elói Lima wraps him up and manages to bring him down. Looks like we finally know what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object. | |
| 0 | Silviu Mihai Balint with the kick from halfway.. Cândido Esteves has got his positioning all wrong and Manfredi Fabbino takes an easy catch. CD. Veratense will be on the front foot here. | |
| 14:56 | Hello from CD. Veratense stadium on this lovely afternoon. CD. Veratense has won the toss and will play the first half into the breeze. |
Raymundo Jorquera 
Walter Gallardo
Jake Ta'Avao-Matau 
Hernan Lagos
Grandstand: 1187
