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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Luís Linares made the kick off and thus started the match. Manfredo Campidelis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 9 played minutes Konoha FC got a freekick which was hit by Faustão Santos. The supporters of Konoha FC booed when The Blue Dolphins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flávio Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gino Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Tian Ke in the 12th minute of the match. Zeng Tian Ke struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Gino Esteves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Konoha FC. The audience was convinced that Mateusz Mnich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gino Esteves was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Gino Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateusz Mnich in the 24th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Igor da Silveira during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Igor da Silveira hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulinho Cosme during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Konoha FC booed when The Blue Dolphins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ademar Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sydney Carvalho shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Gino Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateusz Mnich in the 32nd minute of the match. Gino Esteves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mateusz Mnich's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Mateusz Mnich's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gino Esteves was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Gino Esteves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mateusz Mnich's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 41stth minute of the game Mateusz Mnich who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Blue Dolphins's Gino Esteves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jaagup Vilbaste might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gino Esteves. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaagup Vilbaste ran back to his position shaking his head. Gino Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateusz Mnich, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mateusz Mnich made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Mateusz Mnich dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gino Esteves, 1-3. After 58 played minutes Konoha FC got a freekick which was hit by Fiori das Neves. Sydney Carvalho didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-5 via right post in the game's 61st minute. Konoha FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! After a rather tough play, Konoha FC's Faustão Santos got a free kick in the 65th minute. Mateusz Mnich in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gino Esteves, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luís Linares's late challenge caught a Konoha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Linares helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, Luís Linares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Konoha FC fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Konoha FC's Mateusz Mnich 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 1-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With an all-out effort, Konoha FC's Gino Esteves threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mateusz Mnich, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mateusz Mnich in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gino Esteves saved The Blue Dolphins from getting behind. In the 93rd minute, Mateusz Mnich left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Konoha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-8. The The Blue Dolphins fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Konoha FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.