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Estádio O Legendário
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Marquês de Herval's Alfredo Martins started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ariel Leguizamón 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 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Marquês de Herval's Lorenzo Mendebal got a free kick in the 5th minute. Ariel Leguizamón made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when German Cano sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Cebula in the 12th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Paraibano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Leguizamón having to interfere. Marquês de Herval's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pedro Luís da Rocha in the 23rd minute. Marquês de Herval's Pedro Luís da Rocha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ariel Leguizamón in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 24th minute Ulysses Madureira 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. Nestor Paraibano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Ariel Leguizamón when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jonathan Willetts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Dida Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aaron Rambo in the 34th minute of play. Clapham Comets F.C.'s Ariel Leguizamón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Paraibano in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Marcin Cebula came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Balendin, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ulysses Madureira to strike the kick off in the second half. Dida Taffarel came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Clapham Comets F.C.'s Mitchell Godwin. But to his dismay, Mitchell Godwin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ariel Leguizamón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Paraibano, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Dida Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulysses Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. When Clapham Comets F.C.'s Ulysses Madureira in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th 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. The audience was convinced that Ulysses Madureira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Taffarel was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Cebula in the 60th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Cebula in the 66th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulysses Madureira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Dida Taffarel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute Marcin Cebula 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulysses Madureira in the 78th minute of play forced Marquês de Herval's goalkeeper Dida Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mitchell Godwin in the 82nd minute. Moussa Kabre kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Marquês de Herval's Jair Bostan was substituted for Selami Rezan. After 86 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Moussa Kabre. Dida Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mitchell Godwin in the 87th minute of play. Gaston Gonzalez hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Marquês de Herval's goal looked a bit too open when Marcin Cebula came free, but Dida Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Clapham Comets F.C.'s Mitchell Godwin in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th 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. After 95 played minutes Marquês de Herval got a freekick which was hit by Gaston Gonzalez. After a defensive mix-up in Marquês de Herval's zone, Ulysses Madureira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dida Taffarel came out of the goal and Ulysses Madureira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over Clapham Comets F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Marquês de Herval throughout the match.