Mileto 0 - 0 CAsa (391545984)

Clear skies welcomed the 35886 spectators who had made their way to Mileto Arena. Rune Persson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nicklas Padkjær and Rob Foix. Mileto tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Bellizi - Couto, Neves, Cordel - Opazo, Gomes, Rufino, Werneck, Cartola - Perelló, do Carmo.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for CAsa. Lineup: Villa - Bebum, Delangre, Campilongo - Paiva Souza, Gortyński, Iacovone, Lima, Lugli - Olenquist, Tonhão.

Mileto clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. CAsa were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. At 15 minutes played, L. Perelló came in from the right with the intention of giving Mileto the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. 22 minutes had elapsed when a great chance for Mileto to take the lead after a good cross from the right found L. Perelló alone with the keeper, but he chipped it to the wrong side of the post. Down the middle came M. Gortyński, making a fantastic play that nearly had CAsa take the lead after 31 minutes, but D. Bellizi preserved the tie. Many thought J. Cordel ought to have been awarded a penalty 32 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around R. Villa after a determined run through the middle. 34 minutes into the game, R. Villa had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came M. Nieva. CAsa had to make a substitution after 37 minutes. T. Olenquist limped off the field and was replaced by M. Baiocchi. It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Mileto, with 51 percent of the ball.

60 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Mileto substitution. G. Talk came on for A. Gomes. 60 minutes into the game, Mileto wanted to bring some new energy to their game. A. Opazo gave L. Frambach a quick hug as he left the field. R. Couto would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. G. Turco entered the game for Mileto as the match clock showed 60 minutes. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Mileto, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Mileto created a good opportunity to score 72 minutes into the match when N. do Carmo'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. Players in CAsa heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. M. Baiocchi had a good opportunity to give CAsa the lead as he charged down the right and struck the ball towards the top corner, but the home team's goalkeeper made the save. A. Werneck of Mileto received a yellow card after 80 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Mileto were very close to putting themselves one up after 84 minutes as N. do Carmo got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. Mileto enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 54 percent of possession.

G. Talk performed admirably for Mileto. L. Frambach on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important CAsa player was D. Lima. On the other hand, M. Nieva's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.