tasa 1 - 0 Hard (386349290)

Dark skies made the crowd of 19635 at Diabolico stadium a little nervous, but the rain held off. Carlos Servín was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gianni D'Avack and Jürnjochen Hoffnungsthal. Fans of both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Porto - Grande Porto derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. tasa started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. Lineup: Stromski - Burdisso, Ram de Montoro, Szleszyński, Almeida - Cebolinha, Albernós, Ciobo, Canadas, Viterbo - Lambrechts.

Hard tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Matias - Fonte, Gillfeldt, Hautajärvi, Zünti - Costa Serra, Tuama, Tjalve, Amorim - Albano, Tomás.

After 21 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by tasa was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. tasa's G. Ciobo was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 23 minutes. Halftime score was 0 - 0. tasa enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

Some great play up the middle by tasa led to a chance for D. Viterbo to score after 50 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. E. Canadas was ever so close to scoring after an excellent corner was beautifully flicked on by J. Ram de Montoro, but the ball bounced off the post to safety. After 56 minutes Hard's L. Albano contracted a slight foot injury, but didn't want to leave the game. tasa had to make a substitution after 60 minutes. G. Ciobo limped off the field and was replaced by R. Duro. 83 minutes into the game, O. Zünti had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came A. Lopes. The guests almost went up by a goal after 85 minutes when M. Tjalve came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. tasa took the lead 86 minutes into the game by 1 - 0, as J. Ram de Montoro elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Possession in this half belonged to tasa, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

tasa's best player was Y. Lambrechts. However, D. Almeida made a disastrous appearance. Most important Hard player was M. Tjalve. B. Matias was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 0.