Baxeico 0 - 1 Pinda (381783467)

24350 punters turned up at Baxeico Arena, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Michael Buglass was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Per Ramström and Niklas Jansson. Baxeico started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Robirosa - Huerta, Favre, Bunjaku - Arfè, Cocchetelli, Moreno, Munegato, Širec - Boom, Resul.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Pinda. Starters: Yu - Skywalker, Katunarić, Oca, Pelozo - Tudor, Sasson, Boronat, Cavanna, Cornellà - Lynch.

The referee showed Baxeico's A. Huerta the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. F. Favre always provides an aerial threat at corners, and with 26 minutes gone, he demonstrated this, outjumping his marker, then letting out an anguished howl as his powerful header went narrowly wide. D. Boom of Baxeico was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Pinda enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

After 46 minutes, the Pinda coach had a quick word about the tactical set-up and decided to try another approach. 49 minutes into the game Baxeico managed a counterattack, but P. Bunjaku took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. With 62 minutes played, the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending. R. Lynch put the ball away for 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Pinda, with 53 percent of the ball.

Most important Baxeico player was G. Arfè. O. Robirosa was a disappointment, however. Pinda's top performer was clearly R. Lynch. However, D. Pelozo made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 1.