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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo Martins kicked off to start the match. Marcus Abrahamsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Paraibano in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Marquês de Herval booed when SuperBola.com was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Paixão didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestor Paraibano in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Abrahamsson saved SuperBola.com from getting behind. In the 11th minute Amável Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Taffarel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Przemyslaw Furgal went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Paixão in the 18th minute of play. Nestor Paraibano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcus Abrahamsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Martins in the 26th minute of play. After 27 minutes SuperBola.com's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Luís da Rocha who took care of the corner kick. Marcus Abrahamsson made an important save on a dangerous shot by German Cano in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match Marquês de Herval got a corner. SuperBola.com's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pedro Luís da Rocha ran over to the corner to take the kick. When SuperBola.com's Raul Noronha in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Marquês de Herval's goalie prevented a goal. Dida Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amável Almeida in the 36th minute of the match. Nestor Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Marcus Abrahamsson made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Alfredo Martins put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marcus Abrahamsson. Amável Almeida scored 1-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dida Taffarel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ever Claude charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ever Claude the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SuperBola.com's Ever Claude got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute, Ever Claude hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute, Pedro Luís da Rocha got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Marquês de Herval players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SuperBola.com were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amável Almeida stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Selami Rezan during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Marquês de Herval's Dida Taffarel got control of the ball when Przemyslaw Furgal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcus Abrahamsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Nestor Paraibano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcus Abrahamsson. SuperBola.com's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nestor Paraibano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 68th match minute, SuperBola.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Cârjă to maneuver through the defense. After 69 played minutes, Marquês de Herval's Selami Rezan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Marcus Abrahamsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Marquês de Herval reached it. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Abrahamsson was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. SuperBola.com's Marcus Abrahamsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Martins in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute of the match, Przemyslaw Furgal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dida Taffarel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Alfredo Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marquês de Herval's Acácio Cunha was substituted for Valentin Vizitiu. Marquês de Herval made a substitution. Jair Bostan replaced Selami Rezan. The corner ended in Pedro Luís da Rocha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SuperBola.com's Marcus Abrahamsson did a great save. After 86 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Gonzalez. Amável Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Nestor Paraibano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Abrahamsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. In the 98th minute, Nestor Paraibano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marquês de Herval fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the SuperBola.com players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Marquês de Herval.