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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zac O'Donnell took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Scotland's Jack MacKinnon got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 8 minutes into the game, Rockets's Lucas Guedes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Scotland's Fletcher Main got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 15 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Fletcher Main. The Rockets fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Rockets's Róbson Messias looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 28 minutes, Zac O'Donnell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scotland and the Rockets players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zac O'Donnell hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, Gilvan Chaves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Higgins. Scotland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilvan Chaves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 34 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Gilvan Chaves came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Fletcher Main hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Alexander Higgins didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Rockets's Róbson Messias shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After 65 minutes, Ashton Nelson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scotland and the Rockets players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Scotland's Ashton Nelson got a free kick in the 65th minute. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilvan Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rockets's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ashton Nelson 67 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 6-2. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson Messias in the 76th minute of the match. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson Messias in the 81st minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Jack MacKinnon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Gilvan Chaves came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Rockets fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilvan Chaves couldn't finish the play. Alexander Higgins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pedro de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 86 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Ashton Nelson. A collision led to Scotland getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Fletcher Main hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Tomás Ferraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rockets fully deserved thier win.