Internacional 6 - 0 Carregados" (370782335)

Clear skies welcomed the 20802 spectators who had made their way to Freedom Stadium. Ricardo Gordillo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Dadá Prazeres and Alessandro Griffa. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Internacional. The following players took the field: Zerbi - Vallines, Höylä, Sá, Gallas - Tavanti, Mitsopoulos, Anatole, Navarro - Pinto, Sévellec.

Carregados" tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Branco - Glitschen, Schumacker, Corte-Real - Mazzoli, Esteves, Mil-Homens, Moskjær - Loria, de Oliveira, Batalha.

Carregados" tried to focus their attacks down the middle. 21 minutes in, the referee awarded Internacional a penalty. N. Tavanti coolly slotted it home for a 1 - 0 lead. With 30 minutes played, Internacional put themselves up 2 - 0 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to A. Mitsopoulos, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. Internacional put themselves up 3 - 0 when É. Pinto broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. The players of Internacional now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Internacional's É. Pinto excelled in some fine tricks that completely confused L. Glitschen - and the finish was no less spectacular - 4 - 0! With 43 minutes played, Internacional's H. Höylä almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. The teams went for the halftime break at 4 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Internacional, with 62 percent of the ball.

After 62 minutes, A. Mitsopoulos put Internacional ahead 5 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. The Internacional players could smell victory in the air. P. Anatole wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for A. Gül after 67 minutes. J. Sévellec left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 67 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. R. Cabrejos was the replacement. The Internacional captaincy was handed to R. Cabrejos. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Internacional to 6 - 0 as N. Tavanti finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Internacional coach let N. Aubertin replace R. Navarro after 73 minutes. Internacional enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

Internacional's best player was É. Pinto. F. Gallas on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Carregados" player was J. de Oliveira. J. Branco turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 6 - 0.