United 3 - 0 BeerCity (393832598)

3854 punters turned up at Sambódromo, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Yaroslav Norko was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Nemo Dhond and Rodrigo Pimentel. United had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Starters: Resende - Fritz, Raguenel, Mendieta - Flandes, Zorrilla, Cabello, Moreira, Asenjo - Capurro, Villamayor.

BeerCity started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. Lineup: Eisenberg - Pejson, Damgaard, Hrustanović, Vacher, Temelie - Paľovský, Lyngaa, Wied, Figo - Vad.

H. Hazard was called on to replace BeerCity's R. Eisenberg after 25 minutes following a nasty collision. M. Asenjo's lightning pace was too much for H. Pejson who could only look on as the United player blasted one home. 1 - 0. C. Damgaard of BeerCity received a yellow card after 42 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave D. Hrustanović from BeerCity a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 44 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 1 - 0 was the halftime score. United enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 61 percent of possession.

Cheers filled the stadium as E. Villamayor broke through the visitors' central defence to put away the ball to increase the lead to 2 - 0 to United. United's M. Asenjo got himself booked for a foul. Unfortunately for BeerCity, H. Hazard was injured when the game became more physical, and he had to leave the field. S. Odgaard replaced him. 84 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as S. Capurro broke through, making the score 3 - 0 for United. Confident in their lead, United's players relaxed and focused more on defending the lead than increasing it. The referee showed United's S. Capurro the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. United claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

Most important United player was S. Capurro. M. Flandes turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating BeerCity player was without a doubt M. Wied. L. Figo was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 0.