minato 0 - 7 Squad (380423350)

7811 punters turned up at minato naruto Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Boris Bouchez was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Laimnesis Papiņš and Xie Beng Soon. minato decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. They fielded: Martins - Sales, Luís, Moreira, Azevedo - Morim, Simão, Pimentel, Valente - Ouro, Santos.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Squad. The following players had been chosen: Chiţan - Figenschau, Ascensão, Moreira - Carviçais, Válido, Antunes, Sederström, Badecki - Possamai, Bombol.

A mistake by the home side's central defence after 2 minutes allowed M. Válido to score for Squad. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. Given a free kick close to the byline, Squad tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let M. Válido slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 2, 12 minutes into the game. R. Badecki increased the visitors' lead by putting a volley away after a pass from the right. 0 - 3. minato had to make a substitution after 18 minutes. R. Ouro limped off the field and was replaced by B. Correia Morais. The home crowd was not impressed when P. Possamai came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 21 minutes. Squad were now up 0 - 4. It was 0 - 4 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Squad, with 81 percent of the ball.

With 51 minutes played, T. Carviçais nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. T. Carviçais made one of his many fine passes from the wing into the middle 77 minutes into the match. W. Bombol bravely attempted to execute a diving header and the ball was met firmly with his forehead for Squad. 0 - 5. The players of Squad now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Squad coach let T. Szűgyi replace A. Moreira after 80 minutes. P. Possamai was, after 83 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors' lead with a well placed diving header after the ball had looped into the centre, but the home side's keeper M. Martins made the save. After 84 minutes, speedy J. Santos dashed past his marker, making plenty of room for the second wave of attack. However, B. Correia Morais failed to score. It was almost a goal for minato following I. Simão's good header after a corner, it went just over the bar though. After 88 minutes, a mistake by the home side's left defence allowed P. Possamai to get through. He outclassed the home side's keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. 0 - 6. Squad increased their lead after 89 minutes when P. Ascensão broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 7, much to the home crowd's dismay. Squad enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 82 percent of possession.

minato's best player was B. Correia Morais. On the other hand, I. Simão's play was disheartening. R. Badecki performed admirably for Squad. T. Szűgyi on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 7.