Moncarapachense 1 - 0 Albufeira (392695576)

The 26719 fans in attendance at Torrinha were roasting in the hot sun. Olav Pihlak was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sorin Mandache and Isaac Abdala. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Moncarapachense. They fielded: Aalderen - Varina, Macedo - Šuhajík, Allen, Teissèdre, Virgos, Kozak - Ayçiçek, Campos, Angelov.

Albufeira tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players took the field: Armbrecht - Carrieri, Cavalluci, Henstra - Tielsch, Eerkens, Tinhoso, Pires, Benkö - Perepech, Castrillón.

It was an obvious ambition of Moncarapachense to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Albufeira were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. The visitors' central defence should have had no trouble clearing the pass to A. Varina, but the Moncarapachense player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead. 1 - 0! Albufeira had a magnificent opportunity after 26 minutes as H. Tielsch hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why A. Macedo found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Players in Albufeira heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. With 33 minutes played, A. Benkö came in from the right and could have evened the score, but the defenders successfully repelled the attack by Albufeira. After 38 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Moncarapachense was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. 1 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to Moncarapachense, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave W. Allen from Moncarapachense a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 67 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! A loud groan was heard from the fans of Albufeira, as T. Cavalluci left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. D. Neves took his place on the field. The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 74 minutes, H. Tielsch broke through the centre and found himself alone with the keeper. T. Aalderen made a great block, though. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Moncarapachense, with 52 percent of the ball.

A. Varina performed admirably for Moncarapachense. A. Šuhajík turned in a dismal performance, however. Albufeira's best player was W. Eerkens. On the other hand, Â. Pires's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.