QuizaTeam 0 - 1 Pabeca (380425293)

It had rained all day, but 5141 hardy fans still made it out to Estadio dos Chutos. Tjitse Stompé was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kare Vuola and Adri Ditmar. QuizaTeam tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players took the field: Assairo - Quero, Miranda, Ferreira, Dias Coelho - Norte, Nunes, Falcão, Costa - Martins, Vieira.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Pabeca. The following players had been chosen: Bento Gomes - Alves, Rosa, Faustino - Fonseca, Monteiro, Geraldes, Moura, Ferreira Sampaio - Pereira, Sousa.

QuizaTeam used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. Pabeca took the lead 15 minutes into the game, making the score 0 - 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. G. Geraldes was the scorer. G. Pereira was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. Pabeca came close to extending their lead as G. Pereira delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 28 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 1. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Pabeca, with 59 percent of the ball.

The pressing tactics used by QuizaTeam were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Had it not been for one of the home defenders, G. Pereira would have put Pabeca up another goal 69 minutes into the match with his audacious lob from the right wing. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but F. Dias Coelho showed great heart and had a good game. G. Geraldes could have put his team up another goal 87 minutes into the game, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. QuizaTeam's A. Quero had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 88 minutes having been played. A. Morgado was the replacement. Pabeca claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 60 percent.

E. Norte performed admirably for QuizaTeam. B. Assairo was a disappointment, however. Most important Pabeca player was S. Sousa. On the other hand, J. Fonseca's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 1.