América 0 - 2 oPFC! (392702852)

19955 spectators had come to Arena do Dragão this cloudy day. Roger Kennedy was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pompeo Pirrone and Hessel Hulskers. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for América. The following players had been chosen: Ronkonen - Kepte, Burete, Casacuberta, Marchesini, Morlotti - Wisniewska, Fitters, Ioakim, Rosini - Magdiná.

oPFC! tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Starters: Furacão - Rückert, Pruniaux, Tatuzão - Bonete, Meirelles, Fidalgo, Varela Neto, Portugal - Lindolfo, Prego.

It was an obvious ambition of América to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. oPFC! saw most attack opportunities on the wings. A mistake by the home side's central defence after 2 minutes allowed N. Bonete to score for oPFC!. The scoreboard now read 0 - 1. An indecisive keeper looked on as a free kick by oPFC!'s I. Pruniaux put the visitors up 0 - 2 after 41 minutes. Halftime score was 0 - 2. oPFC! enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 58 percent of possession.

After 50 minutes of game time, J. Portugal had an excellent opportunity to add to the visitors' lead, clipping a volley hooked in from the right, but E. Ronkonen was in the right place and tipped the ball over for a corner. América were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. América almost scored after a swift counterattack 54 minutes into the game, but D. Morlotti put the shot from the left flank just outside the goal. 72 minutes into the game, oPFC! had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to solid. T. Prego could have put his team up another goal 75 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. Possession in this half belonged to oPFC!, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

R. Casacuberta performed admirably for América. A. Wisniewska turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating oPFC! player was without a doubt L. Furacão. On the other hand, D. Tatuzão's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 2.