CharnequenhosFC 4 - 0 Xupa-Kabras (386245544)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Cabra Selvagem Stadium saw a crowd turnout of 62991. Paco Villars was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vukašin Fabri and Eusebio Turci. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for CharnequenhosFC. Lineup: Lucano - Gansberger, Bokor - Otte, Gröger, Manique, Boas, Ortega-Montañés - Läferberg, Remédios, van der Plaats.

Xupa-Kabras started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Trejo - Mascetti, Tiraboschi, Rundel - Weitzel, Trulls, van der Berk, Brygała, Babarogić - Tricarico, Kárpáthy.

Xupa-Kabras mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. G. Bokor gave CharnequenhosFC 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 Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Xupa-Kabras, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. With 25 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after R. Tiraboschi came through the middle, but his kick went wide. After 32 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and A. Remédios gave the CharnequenhosFC supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. CharnequenhosFC's N. Läferberg swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. CharnequenhosFC put themselves up 3 - 0 when W. van der Plaats broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. By now, the players in CharnequenhosFC felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave G. Ortega-Montañés from CharnequenhosFC a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 42 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 3 - 0 was the halftime score. CharnequenhosFC enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

Content with how the game was proceeding, the CharnequenhosFC coach let E. Barradas replace A. Boas after 55 minutes. The CharnequenhosFC players could smell victory in the air. W. Otte wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for T. Amaro after 55 minutes. In the lead, CharnequenhosFC adjusted their style of play with 55 minutes gone. T. Amaro could have increased the lead after 59 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 72 minutes, CharnequenhosFC did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, L. Gansberger was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 4 - 0. Xupa-Kabras had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. 77 minutes in, S. Weitzel made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but M. Lucano refused to let the ball slip by him. CharnequenhosFC had most of the ball, with 59 percent of possession.

CharnequenhosFC's best player was N. Läferberg. T. Amaro on the other hand, had a terrible day. Xupa-Kabras's top performer was clearly D. Kárpáthy. A. Trejo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 4 - 0.