Conimbricense 2 - 0 Odivelas (386297057)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 38121 at Estádio Pinhal de Marrocos today. Raphaël Ledroit was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Antoine Gerbaud and Jonas Fornes. Conimbricense tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Staszel - Abreu Oliveira, Płaszczyński, Lönnin - Hägerkvist, Praderio, Gonçalves, Bellsoley, Dubois - dos Santos, Pečínka.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Odivelas. Starters: Stpiczyński - Roda, Basto Rodrigues, Mosteiro - Horan, Keleminec, Nooren, Peña, Gouveia Martins - Silva Salvador, Comensoli.

Odivelas mostly ignored the flanks in favour of their ability to attack in the middle. Conimbricense fans held their breath as E. Hägerkvist scampered down the left side. He successfully avoided all challenges and cracked home the shot for 1 - 0! Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 29 minutes, Conimbricense did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, E. Hägerkvist was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 2 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Conimbricense, with 54 percent of the ball.

52 minutes in, G. Comensoli made an incredible run up the middle and nearly reduced the home side's lead, but M. Staszel refused to let the ball slip by him. M. Staszel made a brilliant save 70 minutes into the match, blocking a rocket of a shot from G. Comensoli on the right hand side. J. Lönnin could have put Conimbricense up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 76 minutes. 77 minutes into the game, K. Keleminec had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Simples. Conimbricense had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Conimbricense's top performer was clearly B. dos Santos. J. Lönnin turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Odivelas player was R. Nooren. M. Simples was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.