Celona 1 - 0 CFA (361450450)

21797 fans braved the pouring rain at Banheira do Bar Celona. Gianni Ruberto was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Michele Castiglione and Márton Bernát. Celona decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. Lineup: Brito Silva - Coutinho, Gaspar Rodrigues, Costa Antunes, Soares, Carmo - Morgado, Fernandes, Carvalho - Pereira, Rosa.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for CFA. The following players took the field: Laks - Dan, Vega Collantes, Unden, Caelders - Budts, Matos Sá, Anđelkov, van de Woestijne, Lekkerkerk - Grind.

Celona clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. Today, CFA's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. They were singing the praises of B. Fernandes 5 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to Celona. F. Costa Antunes's curling free kick almost found the goal for Celona, but the visitors' keeper somehow managed to get ahold of it. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Celona had most of the ball, with 62 percent of possession.

Celona's B. Fernandes swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. B. Fernandes spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. A scuffle developed as players from both sides clashed following a tussle in the centre of the field 59 minutes into the match. After regaining order and consulting his linesman, the referee called CFA's J. Lekkerkerk to one side and produced a red card for the player. 64 minutes into the game, B. Dan had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Hartland. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but L. Gaspar Rodrigues showed great heart and had a good game. Celona had a magnificent opportunity after 81 minutes as J. Carmo hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Celona, with 65 percent of the ball.

Celona's top performer was clearly P. Rosa. V. Carvalho turned in a dismal performance, however. E. Vega Collantes performed admirably for CFA. S. Caelders was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.