Albergaria-A-Velha 1 - 3 Setuballiny (386477547)

11254 spectators arrived at Sporting Clube De Al Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Ola Sandlius was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gigi Vulpe and Verner Nørrevang. Albergaria-A-Velha tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Basílio - Barros, Gomes, Beleza, Pissarro - Martins Cordeiro, Correia, Chula, Mendes Fonseca - Pereira Martins, Preces.

Setuballiny started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Miranda Ferreira - Peixoto, Freire, Bigas, Barros - Pereira Peixoto, Dias Figueiredo, Ferreira Cruz, Tavares - Marques, Cabral Rodrigues.

Coming in from the right, Setuballiny had a good opportunity to convert on a counterattack after 9 minutes, but B. Pereira Peixoto's attempt to finish was easily stopped. Setuballiny had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 22 minutes in when D. Peixoto came up alone against J. Basílio who managed a block. Albergaria-A-Velha's M. Martins Cordeiro was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 33 minutes. Slack defending gave Albergaria-A-Velha a chance to take the lead with 36 minutes played, but C. Preces's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 38 minutes into the match left Setuballiny's V. Freire completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. With 39 minutes played, V. Ferreira Cruz of Setuballiny fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. Halftime score was 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Albergaria-A-Velha, with 52 percent of the ball.

With 76 minutes played, L. Tavares nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. Setuballiny's D. Peixoto got himself booked for a foul. The home crowd was not impressed when V. Ferreira Cruz came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 79 minutes. Setuballiny were now up 0 - 2. Albergaria-A-Velha's L. Pissarro was shown a yellow card after 82 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Setuballiny were forced into a substitution as M. Marques couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing M. Lopes to come in off the bench. Some fine movement on the left led to a Setuballiny goal after 86 minutes, making it 0 - 3. C. Cabral Rodrigues was noted down as the scorer. Confident in their lead, Setuballiny's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. A. Dias Figueiredo's lack of experience almost gave Albergaria-A-Velha a goal after 87 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. The referee showed Setuballiny's C. Cabral Rodrigues the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. A penalty kick was awarded to Albergaria-A-Velha 89 minutes into the match, and H. Barros expertly put it away. 1 - 3. Albergaria-A-Velha had most of the ball, with 54 percent of possession.

Most important Albergaria-A-Velha player was C. Preces. On the other hand, J. Basílio's play was disheartening. Setuballiny's best player was V. Freire. D. Peixoto turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 3.