Equites 2 - 0 United (393682892)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Torrazzo Stadium saw a crowd turnout of 2044. Felicio Charino was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Gonçalo Gonçalves and Jebbe Houtman. A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Equites. The following players took the field: Souque - Duţă, Martins - Jumppanen, Sagnier, Feichtner, Ferrante, Serra - Passarin, Sautière, Lanzani.

United tactics involved an interesting 5-3-2 combination. They fielded: Ambedkar - Kancsó, Taszári, Baldock, Finn, Nosko - Tapia, Sanatarchuk, Lochleven - Willis, Burgos.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Equites. For their match strategy, United had decided to use their ability to counter-attack whenever possible. 17 minutes in, United's E. Lochleven received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Good work by the United defensive line after 30 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found L. Willis alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. United's defence sent a ball soaring up the middle on a beautiful counterattack with 34 minutes gone, but C. Burgos's finish was met by the reaching hands of the keeper. E. Ferrante of Equites received a yellow card after 36 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. P. Taszári looked like he could fly, as he rose high to head the ball. Unfortunately for United, the ball went just barely wide. R. Duţă of Equites was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. United had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 44 minutes, but L. Willis's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. 0 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Equites, with 70 percent of the ball.

46 minutes into the game, Equites wanted to bring some new energy to their game. M. Jumppanen gave G. Kúnev a quick hug as he left the field. As the 46 minute mark approached, the Equites coach decided it was time for a substitution. R. Serra reluctantly made way for A. Fontaine on the pitch. 46 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Equites substitution. A. Berindea came on for M. Lanzani. Equites took the lead after 48 minutes as a result of R. Sautière's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. After 62 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by R. Sautière might have resulted in another goal for Equites. However, A. Ambedkar made a spectacular save. Equites's E. Ferrante had an excellent opportunity after 65 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! United's counterattacks created a good chance for C. Burgos on the right after 66 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. R. Duţă increased the lead for Equites to 2 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! Equites claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 73 percent.

Equites's best player was G. Passarin. A. Berindea on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important United player was S. Finn. G. Tapia was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 0.