Clouds darkened the skies at
CONDEIXA STADIUM as 4149 spectators turned up for the match.
Aðalsteinn Tyrfingsson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by
Patrice Vendramini and
Maximilian Falkenplatz.
CONDEIXA decided to use a 5-2-3 set up.
The following players took the field: Yiannos - Águeda, Antunes, Epifânio, van Maanen, Szalai - Chudzyński, Amigo - Folkestad, Johansen, Sousa.
Zv started off with a 4-4-2 lineup.
The following players had been chosen: Beira Santos - Zvanītājs, Feldmanis, Zvanītājs, Zvanītājs - Zvanītājs, Rafalovich, Liepa, Grodums - Grassivaro, Suns.
Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for CONDEIXA.
After 1 minutes, the Zv coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach.
After 8 minutes,
I. van Maanen came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving CONDEIXA the lead.
A great save by keeper
F. Beira Santos after 41 minutes kept the visitors in the game after
J. Chudzyński struck from the left with a real cannonball.
A counterattack by Zv after 42 minutes could have resulted in a goal, but
J. Grodums, coming in on the left, couldn't get the shot off.
The referee showed CONDEIXA's
H. Antunes the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.
1 - 0 was the score after the first half.
Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by CONDEIXA, with 66 percent of the ball.
The CONDEIXA players could smell victory in the air.
P. Epifânio wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for
A. Moital after 46 minutes.
A. Moital left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 65 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead.
C. Felizardo was the replacement.
Content with how the game was proceeding, the CONDEIXA coach let
P. Conci replace
N. Yiannos after 66 minutes.
A well placed corner kick from
C. Águeda was followed by
A. Amigo's hard but accurate header. The well executed routine resulted in a goal for CONDEIXA, the score now 2 - 0.
Zv needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 70 minutes
F. Beira Santos made way for
J. Benedetto.
T. Zvanītājs received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly 76 minutes into the match, probably out of lack of experience, and almost let an opponent score.
After 77 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and
H. Antunes gave the CONDEIXA supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 3 - 0.
By now, the players in CONDEIXA felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward.
As the game started to slip away for Zv, the manager decided to change the tactical approach.
CONDEIXA enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.
C. Águeda performed admirably for CONDEIXA.
F. Folkestad turned in a dismal performance, however.
Most important Zv player was
J. Benedetto.
However,
G. Zvanītājs made a disastrous appearance.
The match ends 3 - 0.