Showtime 1 - 2 Barriguitas (386281942)

21496 spectators had found their way to Relva Asfaltica, despite the heavy rain. Väints Veider was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sandro Haia and Tommy Hansen. Showtime decided to use a 5-2-3 set up. The following players took the field: Lombezzi - Jorge, Pereira Queirós, Mouat, Horvatinović, Mikschofsky - Sulmonte, Igreja - Balduzzi, Santos, da Cruz.

Barriguitas tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Cot - Breitkopf, Caramelo, Ribardière, Foietta - Caleiro, Coelho Araújo, Mota Ferreira, Benavides - Duponchelle, Duarte Gonçalves.

Showtime clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. It was an obvious ambition of Barriguitas to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Showtime made it 1 - 0 as P. Santos got a touch to the floated corner kick and flicked the ball to V. Horvatinović who whipped a low drive in off the far post. After 11 minutes, the visitors tied it up at 1 - 1 when a fantastic pass from the left was finished off by G. Coelho Araújo. The muddy pitch made the game a gritty affair, which seemed to suit G. Coelho Araújo just fine. The referee showed Showtime's G. Mikschofsky the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. O. Duarte Gonçalves of Barriguitas had to be helped off the pitch as an injury meant he was unable to finish the game. A. Dias came in to finish the match. 43 minutes into the game, Barriguitas seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to passable. After 44 minutes Showtime tried to exploit their counterattacking skills, unfortunately, B. Pereira Queirós's shot sailed wide after his break down the right. 44 minutes into the game, Barriguitas seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a inadequate level of organisation. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. Barriguitas enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 60 percent of possession.

The Barriguitas players spent the break getting a rerun of the team's tactical organisation and regained a solid organisation when the game started again. V. Horvatinović spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. Showtime almost scored after a counterattack 58 minutes into the match, but A. Sulmonte took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. Barriguitas's J. Foietta got himself booked for a foul. Coming in from the right, Showtime had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 75 minutes, but P. da Cruz's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Showtime's M. Igreja was shown a yellow card after 82 minutes for slicing down an opponent. S. Duponchelle gave the visitors the lead 83 minutes into the match to make it 1 - 2. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball in the penalty area. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave B. Pereira Queirós from Showtime a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 85 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Barriguitas's L. Caleiro refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 86 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Barriguitas, with 59 percent of the ball.

Showtime's best player was A. Jorge. A. Sulmonte on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Barriguitas player was G. Coelho Araújo. However, A. Dias made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.