Sulacap 5 - 0 SGD (378812175)

The 2569 fans in attendance at Sulacap Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Albano Tavares Simões was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mirko Lumini and Dino Vigani. Sulacap decided to use a 2-5-3 set up. The following players took the field: Kordulski - Cedro, Crivelli - Souza Reis, Augustinho, Francke, Vogelmann, Ferreira - Perneta, Agapito, Bonete.

A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for SGD. Lineup: Ruckenthaler - Billert, Leskovar, Faruk - Selter, Auerbacher, Schortz, Hunten - Piana, Pirotti, Morgan.

Going for long shots seemed to be the strategy in use by SGD. Making his way up the middle 2 minutes into the match, A. Augustinho almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert C. Ruckenthaler blocked it to keep the score level. Sulacap had a chance to take the lead after A. Souza Reis's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 17 minutes. Sulacap broke through on the left 31 minutes into the game, with A. Bonete firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. Sulacap increased the lead as D. Vogelmann struck to make the score 2 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. M. Cedro received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 38 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score. Against a lesser team, Sulacap could very well have succeeded with their smart indirect free kick routine after 39 minutes. A trio of passes took the ball all the way past the defenders, but by then the intended recipient was already blocked off and the keeper could make a leisurely save. M. Leskovar of SGD received a yellow card after 40 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Sulacap enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 85 percent of possession.

Sensing defeat in the air, the SGD manager directed M. Morgan and E. Pirotti to change positions with each other. This was 46 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as D. Vogelmann broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for Sulacap. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Sulacap lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. 69 minutes in, SGD's H. Auerbacher received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Cheers filled the stadium as E. Ferreira broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to Sulacap. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in Sulacap's H. Francke increasing the lead to 5 - 0. Sulacap claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 87 percent.

Sulacap's top performer was clearly A. Augustinho. However, R. Crivelli made a disastrous appearance. M. Morgan performed admirably for SGD. On the other hand, M. Leskovar's play was disheartening. The match ends 5 - 0.