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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marquinhos Santos started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, PREZULO FC's Marquinhos Santos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Eugênio Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcelinho Hermes scored 1-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jarbas Quadros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 17 minutes, Ricardo Marquez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Milan da Freguesia F.C. and the PREZULO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eugênio Recife showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Marquinhos Santos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugênio Recife read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Jarbas Quadros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelinho Hermes in the 25th minute of play. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Shi Xi Zhen got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute of the match, Samuel Jobo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eugênio Recife saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 42 played minutes Milan da Freguesia F.C. got a freekick which was hit by William Costa. Eugênio Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Jobo in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match PREZULO FC got a corner. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shi Xi Zhen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Shi Xi Zhen made a great header on PREZULO FC's corner, it was just that Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s Eugênio Recife managed to reach the ball for a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelinho Hermes to make the kick off. Shi Xi Zhen got a throw-in 53 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Marquinhos Santos. If Marquinhos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eugênio Recife showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marquinhos Santos in the 56th minute of the match. Eugênio Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos in the 64th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marquinhos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugênio Recife was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Samuel Silviano kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Milan da Freguesia F.C. made a substitution. Lin Xiang Yang replaced Marcelinho Hermes. The supporters of PREZULO FC booed when Milan da Freguesia F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Silviano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isaac Ferreira in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eugênio Recife prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ferreira in the 80th minute of play forced Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s goalkeeper Eugênio Recife to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Isaac Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugênio Recife saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugênio Recife took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes, Isaac Ferreira made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s Eugênio Recife tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Milan da Freguesia F.C. made a substitution. Raimundo Bueno replaced Romário Quadros. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s Josef Bilý was substituted for William Costa. Eugênio Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos in the 87th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Josef Bilý in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jarbas Quadros saved PREZULO FC from getting behind. PREZULO FC's Marquinhos Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s Eugênio Recife played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Isaac Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eugênio Recife was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. PREZULO FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.