SL D.Dinis 8 - 0 Atafona (392913531)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 1116 at Estádio Sören Dehlhall today. Mustafa Ali Kent was the appointed referee with assistance provided by José Mourinho and Jens Pauli Poulsen. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for SL D.Dinis. Starters: Cottinelli - Hocks, Andersen, van der Struijk - Gomes, das Neves, Weckx, Matos Sá, Guilherme - Dehlhall, Ginja.

Atafona had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Borges - Jesus Conceição, Medina, Buha, Furtado - Sordeval, Alfaiate, do Pagode, Araújo Almeida - D'Agostino, Di Puorto.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of SL D.Dinis. 7 minutes into the match, a typically brave header by V. Gomes from D. Guilherme's cross looped just over the opposing goalkeeper's desperate reach. Goal for SL D.Dinis, making the score 1 - 0. A magnificent combination in the middle resulted in SL D.Dinis's S. Dehlhall increasing the lead to 2 - 0. M. Andersen sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from H. Ginja after 11 minutes of play, making the score 3 - 0. Cheers filled the stadium as S. Dehlhall broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 4 - 0 to SL D.Dinis. The players of SL D.Dinis now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 23 minutes, SL D.Dinis did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, V. Gomes was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 5 - 0. Things were deteriorating for the away team as SL D.Dinis scored another to make it 6 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for W. Hocks after 29 minutes. SL D.Dinis put in a good effort on the right, but D. Guilherme saw his volley fly wide of the mark 35 minutes into the game. The teams went for the halftime break at 6 - 0. SL D.Dinis had most of the ball, with 72 percent of possession.

D. Guilherme of SL D.Dinis received a yellow card after 47 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. SL D.Dinis's M. Andersen had an excellent opportunity after 66 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! W. Hocks's lack of experience almost gave Atafona a goal after 73 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 76 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by S. Dehlhall might have resulted in another goal for SL D.Dinis. However, D. Borges made a spectacular save. 77 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as H. Ginja broke through, making the score 7 - 0 for SL D.Dinis. U. Matos Sá of SL D.Dinis was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. SL D.Dinis's M. Andersen was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 84 minutes. SL D.Dinis's Y. Weckx increased the lead to 8 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 85 minutes. Possession in this half belonged to SL D.Dinis, who controlled the ball 72 percent of the time.

The most dominating SL D.Dinis player was without a doubt S. Dehlhall. U. Matos Sá turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Atafona player was J. Sordeval. On the other hand, H. Medina's play was disheartening. The match ends 8 - 0.