glorioso 2 - 0 SLAIKA (386296339)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Quelhas Arena saw a crowd turnout of 22618. Alberto Chaves was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Torgrim Knutsen and Lucian Petrescu. glorioso started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. Lineup: Török - Streiffert, Beinlich, Conquy, Sikes, Maciejak - Burgos, Dolmetsch, Banford, Duché - Grigorie.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for SLAIKA. Starters: Tuira - Lloyd, Taycu, Sausse, Boubet - Cantó, Parchański, Besmer, Mangenot - Patalas, Pilstål.

Using their counter-attacking abilities was the strategy of choice for glorioso. C. Besmer of SLAIKA received a yellow card after 24 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. 32 minutes into the game, a swerving free kick by A. Dolmetsch almost resulted in the home team taking the lead, but the shot glanced harmlessly off the frame of the goal. Making his way up the middle 41 minutes into the match, A. Dolmetsch almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert J. Tuira blocked it to keep the score level. Halftime score was 0 - 0. glorioso enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 55 percent of possession.

As the 60 minute mark approached, the glorioso coach decided it was time for a substitution. M. Grigorie reluctantly made way for A. Ramalho on the pitch. 65 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a glorioso substitution. L. Orden came on for V. Banford. 65 minutes into the game, glorioso wanted to bring some new energy to their game. S. Duché gave T. Godulyan a quick hug as he left the field. D. Burgos was the new captain of glorioso - handed the armband by the departing player. glorioso created a good opportunity to score 70 minutes into the match when S. Sikes's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. glorioso's J. Streiffert got himself booked for a foul. A. Dolmetsch was very close to giving glorioso the lead with an ingenious free kick routine 77 minutes into the match, but the ball just grazed the bar. SLAIKA's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! F. Lloyd's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. After 80 minutes, M. Maciejak came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving glorioso the lead. Things were deteriorating for the away team as glorioso scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for A. Dolmetsch after 84 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by glorioso, with 56 percent of the ball.

A. Ramalho performed admirably for glorioso. D. Burgos on the other hand, had a terrible day. SLAIKA's best player was J. Pilstål. J. Patalas turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 0.