Trottoir 1 - 0 Aryons (392539962)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Arena Trottoir saw a crowd turnout of 20939. Piercarlo De Liso was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Knudt Carlowitz and Bruno 'The Godfather' Slipčević. Trottoir started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Starters: Gasnot - Vilches, Proença, Knoth, Kichute - Leithner, Nogueira, Boca, D'Abreu - Figueiredo, Alves.

Aryons tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Queiroz - Marques, Kallemback, Mascate, Casado - Pitanga, Juruá, Gurgel, Paulista - Furacão, Müller.

It was obvious that Trottoir were using their pressing skill as their primary tactic. Aryons were relying on their ability to counter-attack. Trottoir's E. Figueiredo got himself booked for a foul. Good work by the Aryons defensive line after 19 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found S. Pitanga alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. Trottoir's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. The home crowd breathed a collective sigh of relief when D. Furacão was unable to put the ball in the net after his show of skill down the left 33 minutes into the match. He was seen beating the pitch in frustration at missing such a good chance to give his team the lead! It was 0 - 0 at the break. Possession in this half belonged to Trottoir, who controlled the ball 60 percent of the time.

C. D'Abreu's early cross saw the defenders caught out of position and the alert I. Alves was able to pounce and roll the ball past the hapless goalkeeper to score for Trottoir. 1 - 0. D. Paulista made a run for the goal 67 minutes into the game but the home team's left back managed to sort the situation out in the end. With 76 minutes played, C. Leithner of Trottoir fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. With the clock showing 81 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Aryons resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by M. Kallemback in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave L. Proença from Trottoir a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 84 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of Aryons, as S. Müller left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. C. Guelo took his place on the field. Trottoir enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Trottoir's top performer was clearly I. Alves. A. Gasnot on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Aryons player was D. Furacão. On the other hand, C. Guelo's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.