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Carisbrook
Spectators: 10853 (Terracing: 8141, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro 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. In the 8th minute, Adriano Ribeiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Art Hauschildt was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Zheng Chao made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Nando Pereira sent off a good shot on target. Titipounamu's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Melchor Sayveon in the 14th minute. The Obscurials's attentive Fabian Spânu managed to snatch the ball when Edson Mendes made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. Titipounamu's Art Hauschildt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Adriano Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Art Hauschildt was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Zheng Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Art Hauschildt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Ribeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Fotis Kapiris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, Titipounamu's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Art Hauschildt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nando Pereira scored 1-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zheng Chao, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute, Kees Van Bever hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Art Hauschildt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Spânu in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Adriano Ribeiro 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.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximilian Larsson in the 51st minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Nando Pereira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Titipounamu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 64 minutes into the game, Maximilian Larsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Zheng Chao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vincente Santiago kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After having played for 70 minutes, Adriano Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Obscurials's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adriano Ribeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Titipounamu made a substitution. Remington Dobson replaced Maximilian Larsson. The Obscurials made a substitution. Lawrance Grandison replaced Adriano Ribeiro. Lawrance Grandison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 83rd match minute, Titipounamu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincente Santiago to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute Lawrance Grandison shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Art Hauschildt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nando Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 93rd minute, Nando Pereira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zheng Chao was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Vincente Santiago kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.