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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ahti Värk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 9 minutes into the match, GRENAL FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dadá Proença came free, but Luan Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Carlos Eduardo Fontes notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of GRENAL FC's Luan Romero. Luan Romero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Manguenza's Matheus Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Otávio Furlan in the 24th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahti Värk in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matheus Passos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Ahti Värk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matheus Passos was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th minute Carlos Eduardo Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luan Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39thth minute of the game Carlos Eduardo Fontes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GRENAL FC's Luan Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th match minute, Manguenza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltazar Branco to maneuver through the defense. Ahti Värks short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Matheus Passos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luan Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Eduardo Fontes in the 43rd minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Stephan Pinnerup managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manguenza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stephan Pinnerup was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Carlos Eduardo Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luan Romero having to interfere.

The wind increased when Carlos Eduardo Fontes made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Manguenza got a freekick which was hit by Stephan Pinnerup. 54 minutes into the game, Anderson Eger threw the ball into play from the sideline. GRENAL FC's Otávio Furlan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 56 played minutes Manguenza got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Novaes. 57 minutes into the match, Ahti Värk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matheus Passos. Manguenza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahti Värk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Stephan Pinnerup was shown his second yellow card after 61 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Manguenza's Stephan Pinnerup got a free kick in the 62nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carlos Eduardo Fontes in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luan Romero saved GRENAL FC from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, GRENAL FC's goalkeeper Luan Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dadá Proença. Sidney da Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sidney da Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sidney da Silva hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Carlos Eduardo Fontes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luan Romero. The goal made the score 1-3. Luan Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Eduardo Fontes in the 79th minute of play. When Fintan Drible fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manguenza's protests and gave Fintan Drible a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Manguenza getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Fintan Drible hit a great ball. Ahti Värk took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matheus Passos. Matheus Passos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Otávio Furlan struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Matheus Passos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GRENAL FC. The GRENAL FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Manguenza's performance. The match ended with a win for Manguenza.