Table 1

Ad hoc observation instrument.

Criterion	Category	Definition
Match result	Winner	The team observed won the match
Match result	Loser	The team observed lost the match
Temporality of the action	1q	The action starts between the start of the game and minute 15
	2q	The action starts between minute 16 and minute 30
	3q	The action begins between minute 31 and the end of the first half
	4q	The action starts between the start of the second half and minute 60
	5q	The action starts between minute 61 and minute 75
	6q	The action starts between minute 76 and the end of the match
Match status	Winning	The team observed is winning when the action starts
	Drawn	The teams are level when the action starts
	Losing	The team observed is losing when the action starts
From depth start area	Defensive	The action begins in the defensive area of the pitch
	Pre-defensive	The action begins in the pre-defensive area of the pitch
	Midfield	The action begins in the midfield area of the pitch
	Pre-offensive	The action begins in the pre-offensive area of the pitch
	Attack	The action begins in the offensive area of the pitch
Wide start area	Left wing	The action starts from the left wing
	Central	The action starts from the centre
	Right wing	The action starts from the right wing
Opponent’s defensive organisation	Organised	The opposing team is defensively organised
Opponent’s defensive organisation	Circumstantial	The opposing team is defensively disorganised
Opponent’s defensive positioning	Forward	Opponents positioning is forward at the start of the action
	Midfield	Opponents positioning is midfield at the start of the action
	Rear	Opponents positioning is at the back at the start of the action
Spatial context of the interaction	AA	Forward area vs. forward area
	AM	Forward area vs. midfield area
	AR	Forward area vs. rear area
	MA	Midfield area vs. forward area
	MM	Midfield area vs. midfield area
	MR	Midfield area vs. rear area
	RA	Rear area vs. forward area
	RM	Rear area vs. midfield area
	RR	Rear area vs. rear area
	PA	Goal area vs. forward area
Initial intention offensive	Progress	The team observed progresses towards the rival goal
	Maintain	The team observed maintains possession of the ball
Initial intention defensive	Recover	The opposing team shows a pressing intention to recover the ball
Initial intention defensive	Defend	The opposing team shows an intention to defend their goal
Own half P		Time of possession in own half
Opponent half P		Possession time in opponent’s half
T Total		Total time of possession
Passes		Number of passes
Possession area	MD	Most possession in own half
Possession area	MO	Most possession in opponent’s half
Result of the action	Goal	The offensive action ends with a goal
	Shot	The offensive action ends with a shot
	Ball into penalty area	The offensive action ends with a ball into the penalty area
	No success	The offensive action ends with failure

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