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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angelo Assunção took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goalkeeper Anselmo Gama had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastião Henriques. With his leg Anselmo Gama managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Anselmo Gama didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cauan Loyola went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 20th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jordan Henderson to maneuver through the defense. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şükrü Yazargil in the 21st minute of play. ITAFUT 4EVER's Niklas Bergdal quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Orvar Lindqvist, made in the 26th minute of the game. Anselmo Gama made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cauan Loyola in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Lourenço Vilanova shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MACAU. F.C's Anselmo Gama proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save MACAU. F.C from getting a goal against them. Jardel Baggio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Anselmo Gama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bater Pivetta in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilson Peres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jardel Baggio got free with Anselmo Gama in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Şükrü Yazargil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 47 minutes into the game, Cauan Loyola lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Anselmo Gama. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cauan Loyola was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Aloísio Esteves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MACAU. F.C and the ITAFUT 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aloísio Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 60th minute of play forced MACAU. F.C's goalkeeper Anselmo Gama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Şükrü Yazargil came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MACAU. F.C's goalie prevented a goal. 75 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Cauan Loyola came free, but Anselmo Gama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Cauan Loyola sped through MACAU. F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anselmo Gama. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Raphael Fenton replaced Sebastião Henriques. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Jardel Baggio. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Edward Huyghebaert replaced Cauan Loyola. Edward Huyghebaert struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Anselmo Gama didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. In the 88th minute Sidney Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Gama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MACAU. F.C's Anselmo Gama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidney Bertassi in the 90th minute of play. After 92 minutes MACAU. F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jean-Paul Møffelmand who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Sidney Bertassi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 96th minute Sidney Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Gama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ITAFUT 4EVER had played much better football throughout.