Capoeira 0 - 3 Perceiana (383100275)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 20862 to Gran Estadi de la Capoeira Brasileira. Izidor Petreković was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Alessandro Rago and Carl Henry. People from all over Catalunya had joined up for the derby. A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Capoeira. Starters: Evcimen - Oskaritz, Estrach, de Gier, Sillobre - Cedeño, Toro Delgado, Subbotin, Lera - Carandell, Ibares.

Perceiana tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Esteller - Battel, Matis, Cañuelas - Grykałowski, Boswell-Ellbogen, Kyburz, Robert, Cardoso - Kreklau, Étienne.

Today, Perceiana's strategy involved concentrating on the flanks for their attacks. B. Evcimen looked great 7 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' F. Cardoso. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 15 minutes into the match left Perceiana's R. Étienne completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Perceiana's M. Matis made it through the home team's defence on the right hand side 22 minutes into the match. After rounding the keeper, he only had to place the ball in the unguarded goal when a defender slid in and cleared the ball off the line. Capoeira mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 23 minutes, but E. Estrach was unable to convert from short range. 30 minutes in, Capoeira's L. Carandell received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Just a few inches to the right, and the visitors could have had a goal 38 minutes into the match. N. Kyburz surely wishes he could do that free kick over again. Coming in from the right, Capoeira had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 40 minutes, but S. Lera's attempt to finish was easily stopped. 0 - 1 was the halftime score. Perceiana enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 75 percent of possession.

With 58 minutes played, Perceiana put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was N. Boswell-Ellbogen. Perceiana increased their lead after 69 minutes when R. Étienne broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, A. Battel would have put Perceiana up another goal 76 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. Players in Perceiana heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Perceiana had most of the ball, with 75 percent of possession.

The most dominating Capoeira player was without a doubt E. Subbotin. L. Toro Delgado on the other hand, had a terrible day. T. Robert performed admirably for Perceiana. M. Matis was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 3.