Almed 4 - 0 Doido (375937465)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 52197 at Caldeirão da Chapa Quente today. Peter Enelund was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Davide Dalmo and Adrián Muñoz. Almed tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Paškotić - Jardim, Ráo, Serpente - Cebola, Verschaeve, Duvalle, Gontijo, Zamora - Santos Mota, Freyre.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Doido. Starters: Čulkstēns - Heide, Nilsen, Walters - Hoddle, Tino, Garanhão, Timmerman, Obšívaný - Cardia, Murariu.

The home side put themselves ahead 1 - 0 after 5 minutes courtesy of a breakthrough from P. Freyre, who scored with a stunning volley following a cross from the right wing. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of Almed to 2 - 0 as P. Freyre finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Almed lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. The referee showed Doido's E. Obšívaný the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Coming from the right, P. Freyre almost managed to score another goal for Almed, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. It was 2 - 0 at the break. Almed enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

Almed's P. Freyre had an excellent opportunity after 63 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! P. Freyre could have put Almed up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 64 minutes. The corner kick from J. Verschaeve was powerfully met by the head of P. Freyre to make the score 3 - 0. At that, P. Freyre was noted down for a hat trick! After 73 minutes, I. Ráo put Almed ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. Possession in this half belonged to Almed, who controlled the ball 62 percent of the time.

Almed's top performer was clearly P. Freyre. On the other hand, T. Jardim's play was disheartening. Doido's best player was I. Murariu. P. Nilsen on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 0.