Balsa UTD 2 - 2 Void (375957121)

Dark skies made the crowd of 13846 at Estádio 6 de Agosto a little nervous, but the rain held off. Ib Baggesen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fidel Guinovart and Karol Żbik. Balsa UTD tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Tzemach - Lima Filho, Liedquist, Malling - Sierra Galán, Plaza, Rozhkov, Moitinho, Romero Florindo - Autenrieth, Nepomuceno.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Void. Starters: Capixaba - Gomes Cunha, d'Oliveira, Freire Lins, Marconato - Sanchez, Pupi, de Fátima, Amorim - Pinho, Ferraz.

8 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Balsa UTD to take the lead after a good cross from the right found M. Moitinho alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. S. Sierra Galán of Balsa UTD received a yellow card after 9 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 0 - 1 was the score with 14 minutes played, after L. Pinho cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Void. J. Plaza showed his inexperience when he failed to anticipate the bounce of a high ball, allowing Void's C. Pupi to take advantage and place a shot into the bottom corner of the goal. 0 - 2. After this, you could see that the players of Void were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. Halftime score was 0 - 2. Balsa UTD claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 57 percent.

Balsa UTD's fans were urging them forward as they tried to get back into the game, and their vocal support was rewarded 60 minutes into the match as Y. Rozhkov ran onto a beautiful ball played through the visitors' defence and slotted it past the keeper to reduce the deficit. 1 - 2. Just a few inches to the right, and the visitors could have had a goal 69 minutes into the match. M. Gomes Cunha surely wishes he could do that free kick over again. F. Lima Filho knocked one home from a counterattack down the right wing, making the score 2 - 2 after 70 minutes. At 73 minutes played, W. Autenrieth came in from the right with the intention of giving Balsa UTD the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. Slack defending gave Balsa UTD a chance to take the lead with 75 minutes played, but J. Plaza's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. Balsa UTD made a bid to take the lead as a ball coming in on the right hand side left W. Autenrieth completely alone with keeper N. Capixaba, who made a spectacular block. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Balsa UTD, with 57 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Balsa UTD player was without a doubt H. Malling. J. Romero Florindo on the other hand, had a terrible day. L. Pinho performed admirably for Void. G. d'Oliveira was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 2.