Caparosolànti 3 - 1 puertoErico (381687314)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Aldo e Dino Ballarin saw a crowd turnout of 39984. Billy Dylan was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Koenraad Putter and Oskar Reitsma. Caparosolànti had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players took the field: Martellini - Primicerio, Paire, Błasik, Óbolo - Bazzanti, Nervo, Lollo, Duriez - Maragoto, Janssen.

puertoErico tactics involved an interesting 4-5-1 combination. The following players had been chosen: Popescu - Fuster Ruiz, Grossauer, Luque, Ochoa - Barten, Schenkendorff, Narancio, Tetauer, Marin - Santa Cruz.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Caparosolànti. M. Grossauer had a good opportunity to give puertoErico the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. Caparosolànti mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 7 minutes, but F. Błasik was unable to convert from short range. Many thought A. Lollo ought to have been awarded a penalty 21 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around G. Popescu after a determined run through the middle. Caparosolànti's D. Duriez refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 25 minutes. After 27 minutes Caparosolànti tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, O. Paire's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. A. Óbolo gave Caparosolànti the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 puertoErico's E. Barten was shown a yellow card after 31 minutes for slicing down an opponent. L. Schenkendorff was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by J. Ochoa, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. Caparosolànti's L. Janssen increased the lead to 2 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 39 minutes. After 40 minutes, a deliberate handball from puertoErico's E. Barten was judged to be his second bookable offence, and he was sent off. Caparosolànti's A. Óbolo left the field after 41 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was I. Gianello. 42 minutes in, an amazing pass from the left side resulted in a goal for the visitors, as Z. Narancio anticipated the through ball and scored, reducing the deficit to 2 - 1. It was 2 - 1 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to puertoErico, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

F. Bazzanti left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 50 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. E. Bray was the replacement. The Caparosolànti coach was visibly pleased with the score so far, but still ordered a few tactical changes 50 minutes into the game. With 79 minutes played, Caparosolànti put themselves up 3 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to B. Maragoto, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. puertoErico needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 79 minutes J. Santa Cruz made way for S. Hilaire. The referee showed puertoErico's R. Fuster Ruiz the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by puertoErico, with 56 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Caparosolànti player was without a doubt B. Maragoto. I. Gianello was a disappointment, however. puertoErico's top performer was clearly S. Hilaire. A. Luque turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 1.