VASCO.W 2 - 1 vascao-vitao (391542115)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 37341 at VASCO.W FC Arena today. Petter Wilund was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Manuel Calavera and Maurizio Fron. VASCO.W started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. They fielded: Sá - Higashi, Vasile, Joosen, Giles, Cayatopa - Poten, Kayalaynen, Łękawski - Pais, Florea.

vascao-vitao tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. Lineup: Vincze - Munjaković, Peurala, Pandel, Leroux, Žagarnauskas - Gai, Watson, Kepenne - Kalderon, Otaño.

VASCO.W clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. With 19 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of VASCO.W resulted in a counterattack that set G. Higashi free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. There was concern in the stands when, at the 20 minute mark, vascao-vitao's D. Watson hit the ground hard, but he refused the attention of the trainer and rejoined his teammates on the pitch. Slack defending gave VASCO.W a chance to take the lead with 27 minutes played, but A. Florea's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of vascao-vitao's D. Watson after 32 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 0 - 1 lead. VASCO.W's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 38 minutes gone, but A. Florea's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. Halftime score was 0 - 1. vascao-vitao enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

58 minutes into the game, K. Łękawski finished off a VASCO.W left wing counterattack, making the score 1 - 1. A. Pais gave VASCO.W the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 2 - 1 VASCO.W's counterattack was impressive and was only stopped by a shocking foul. Somehow, the referee's cards remained in his pocket - a terrible decision! E. Kayalaynen's resulting free kick was easily saved by the keeper. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by vascao-vitao, with 53 percent of the ball.

Most important VASCO.W player was A. Florea. G. Higashi was a disappointment, however. The most dominating vascao-vitao player was without a doubt G. Gai. On the other hand, S. Pandel's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.