"Santos 0 - 1 Lješevo (382630922)

Dark skies made the crowd of 50368 at "Santos Mali "FC Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Wiljo Rep was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Xosé García and Mikko Pönkänen. "Santos had chosen a strategic 5-3-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Egorenkov - Cicatriz, M'pamy, Méndez, Moldoveanu, Velásquez - Ćosić, Liptovský, Keskitalo - Løvendahl Johansen, Álvarez.

Lješevo started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Kleissner - Leme Silva, Thomas, Derviš, Begum - Bär, Vlart, Claassens, Lipso - Aćimović, Krchov.

For their match strategy, "Santos had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. Lješevo immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. At this time in the match, Lješevo were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. 12 minutes in, Lješevo's A. Claassens received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. V. Liptovský of "Santos received a yellow card after 35 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. "Santos's M. Moldoveanu was shown a yellow card after 37 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Making his way up the middle 38 minutes into the match, J. Álvarez almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert R. Kleissner blocked it to keep the score level. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by "Santos, with 62 percent of the ball.

"Santos's J. Løvendahl Johansen tried to break through in the middle repeatedly, but couldn't get past the visitors' defenders. 70 minutes into the game, Lješevo wanted to bring some new energy to their game. N. Aćimović gave R. Akay a quick hug as he left the field. A late sliding challenge from A. Claassens was deemed to be his second yellow card offence by the referee, resulting in him being sent off, and Lješevo left a man down. Many thought B. Cicatriz ought to have been awarded a penalty 84 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around R. Kleissner after a determined run through the middle. The most controversial moment of the game was likely the penalty given after 87 minutes. Lješevo's J. Bär kept his concentration, despite the upset crowd, and calmly put the ball past the keeper to make the score 0 - 1. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Lješevo coach let R. Tatarević replace J. Bär after 88 minutes. "Santos claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

The most dominating "Santos player was without a doubt J. Løvendahl Johansen. A. Egorenkov was a disappointment, however. Most important Lješevo player was T. Vlart. On the other hand, R. Akay's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.