team-po 1 - 0 ALFC (367414725)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 34500 had shown up at el imperio for the match. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for team-po. The following players had been chosen: Risi - Laursen, Kaltoft, Bramuzzo - Rosalina, Curras, Gorostiza, Aguilar Bustamante, Castaldo - Villarino, Hutin.

ALFC decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Mariana - Bandiougo, Mayans, De la Calle, Michaľčík - Eik, Pešić, Snášel, Prada - Carlsson, Islaba.

Today, team-po's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of ALFC. team-po's R. Castaldo tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. ALFC almost scored after a swift counterattack 18 minutes into the game, but Ó. De la Calle put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. ALFC's A. Islaba got himself booked for a foul. It was obvious that team-po had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. The referee showed ALFC's M. Eik the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. team-po's R. Castaldo went down after a savage challenge, but could continue playing after some medical attention. team-po's A. Hutin placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but X. Curras couldn't finish. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to team-po, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

After 59 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. B. Rosalina easily put the ball away to give the lead to team-po. 1 - 0 team-po had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

F. Gorostiza performed admirably for team-po. However, I. Risi made a disastrous appearance. ALFC's top performer was clearly S. Pešić. On the other hand, N. Bandiougo's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.