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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rui Furlan kicked off to start the match. Roy Makaay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 4th minute, Roy Makaay 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. 9 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giuseppe Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 11th minute Armandinho Xavier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giuseppe Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute of the match Villaverde Celeste Clube got a corner. ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guo Ao ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jaime Arantes hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Giuseppe Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute of the match Villaverde Celeste Clube got a corner. ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guo Ao ran over to the corner to take the kick. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Guo Ao was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Giuseppe Veiga in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Roy Makaay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giuseppe Veiga having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roy Makaay in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giuseppe Veiga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 24 minutes, Nilton Vinhas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ and the Villaverde Celeste Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Nilton Vinhas hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s goal looked a bit too open when Roy Makaay came free, but Giuseppe Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giuseppe Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ defense, Roy Makaay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giuseppe Veiga. The ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giuseppe Veiga should have stopped the shot. Giuseppe Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roy Makaay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the game, Tomé Garcia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villaverde Celeste Clube the free kick. After 35 played minutes ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ got a freekick which was hit by Tomé Garcia. 38 minutes into the match, ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s goal looked a bit too open when Roy Makaay came free, but Giuseppe Veiga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 0-3 became the score in the 41st minute when Roy Makaay elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roy Makaay to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Makaay in the 52nd minute of play forced ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s goalkeeper Giuseppe Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Villaverde Celeste Clube booed when ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomé Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armandinho Xavier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giuseppe Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 58th minute of the match. Roy Makaay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giuseppe Veiga having to make a save. Roy Makaay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Giuseppe Veiga made a huge save. Roy Makaay might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giuseppe Veiga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roy Makaay ran back to his position shaking his head. ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s Giuseppe Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 69th minute of play. Giuseppe Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After 89 played minutes ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Vinhas. Giuseppe Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 90th minute of the match. A collision led to ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯ getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. André de Alcântara hit a great ball. With a little luck, ☯S̴K̴Y̴ ̴D̴R̴A̴G̴O̴N̴S̴™☯'s Giuseppe Veiga got control of the ball when Roy Makaay tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Roy Makaay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Villaverde Celeste Clube's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.