w.dezFamiliaBasket 2 - 4 S=I=N=G (391567650)

A brilliantly sunny day had enticed a crowd of 12000 to DomBosco. Mattia Epplin was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Tiziano Cherchi and Anders Floddahl. The derby had been the talk of Mato Grosso do Sul all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. A 3-4-3 alignment was the formation of choice for w.dezFamiliaBasket. Starters: Castijo - Pera, Montes, Paes Ferreira - Maranhão, Schukkert, Pichaim, Ráo - Pernilongo, Fonseca, Schultz.

S=I=N=G decided to use a 5-3-2 set up. Lineup: Bulgarelli - Rumignani, Mazières, Filas, Maciel Lima, Veiga Muniz - Vukelja, Grimaudo, Caillaud - Ruiz, Gisbert.

S=I=N=G were relying on their ability to counter-attack. N. Ruiz enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. 29 minutes into the match, S=I=N=G nearly took the lead, as S. Filas broke through on the right. T. Castijo made the save, however. After 31 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. A. Pichaim easily put the ball away to give the lead to w.dezFamiliaBasket. 1 - 0 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to S=I=N=G, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

The referee was not popular with the home supporters after he awarded S=I=N=G a controversial penalty after 57 minutes. V. Vukelja made no mistake, levelling the score at 1 - 1. After 60 minutes of play, S=I=N=G's G. Rumignani unexpectedly struck an inside out ball from no angle at all and N. Ruiz slotted it into the net for 1 - 2. 71 minutes into the game, T. Castijo had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came F. Guimarães. A. Pichaim was handed the w.dezFamiliaBasket captain's armband. The visitors added to their lead 82 minutes into the game, after a sensational penalty kick by S=I=N=G's V. Vukelja slid just past the home keeper. 1 - 3. B. Gisbert earned a rousing chorus of cheers from his fans as he seemed to come out of nowhere after 83 minutes to intercept the ball and put it in the back of the net for S=I=N=G. 1 - 4. 84 minutes into the game w.dezFamiliaBasket broke through on the left wing and J. Ráo managed to reduce the lead to 2 - 4. w.dezFamiliaBasket claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

w.dezFamiliaBasket's top performer was clearly J. Pernilongo. However, F. Guimarães made a disastrous appearance. Most important S=I=N=G player was F. Caillaud. O. Veiga Muniz on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 4.