Balsa UTD 0 - 2 Palmeiras031 (375957132)

Dark skies made the crowd of 21184 at Estádio 6 de Agosto a little nervous, but the rain held off. Rikard Fagerer was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Diego Logambino and Maurice Pillant. A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Balsa UTD. The following players had been chosen: Tzemach - Arzalluz, Burruchaga, Liedquist, Malling - Sierra Galán, Plaza, Spanaki, Hainz, Romero Florindo - Autenrieth.

Palmeiras031 started off with a 2-5-3 lineup. They fielded: Velázquez Ibero - Borja, Dejonckheere - Verri, Piria, Saltarelli, Duval, Weissberg - Weiss, Dewandre, Subirana.

Palmeiras031 decided to play creatively. 0 - 1 was the score with 4 minutes played, after D. Weiss cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Palmeiras031. The visitors nearly scored again after 19 minutes, but a superb save by M. Tzemach kept D. Borja's free kick out of the net. A drive down the left side allowed G. Weissberg to get in close and score another goal for Palmeiras031 after 20 minutes, taking the score to 0 - 2. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Palmeiras031 lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Palmeiras031's B. Duval placed the ball right at his teammate's feet after a corner, but M. Dewandre couldn't finish. The crowd groaned when J. Romero Florindo, having maneuvered his way down the right, fired the ball just wide and missed a great opportunity to reduce the deficit for Balsa UTD. 0 - 2 was the score after the first half. Palmeiras031 had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

After 61 minutes a well-practised indirect free kick routine by Palmeiras031 was easily anticipated by the defenders. The players forward were so well marked, they were left with few viable options. Neither team were able to dominate possession this half.

H. Malling performed admirably for Balsa UTD. On the other hand, J. Romero Florindo's play was disheartening. The most dominating Palmeiras031 player was without a doubt D. Weiss. However, G. Weissberg made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 2.