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Spectators: 6924 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wilson Vale got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonsinho Abraão in the 4th minute of play forced Xablau Loverboy's goalkeeper César Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilson Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Varela having to interfere. If Raí Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 17 minutes, Carlos de Castro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Xablau Loverboy and the All-Star FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Xablau Loverboy's Carlos de Castro got a free kick in the 17th minute. Xablau Loverboy's Carlos de Castro got his second yellow card of the match in the 21st minute. The referee ordered Carlos de Castro off the ground. After a rather tough play, Xablau Loverboy's Carlos de Castro got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Alan dos Santos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for César Varela. Xablau Loverboy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Xablau Loverboy's César Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Quintal in the 25th minute of play. Wilson Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. César Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of All-Star FC booed when Xablau Loverboy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopoldo Zonta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raí Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Wilson Vale made a precise shot to the right of César Varela. Xablau Loverboy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 38th minute, Wilson Vale ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. César Varela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 42nd minute, Wilson Vale 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 Raí Ferreira in the 45th minute of play forced Xablau Loverboy's goalkeeper César Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilson Vale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Varela having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cipriano Branco made a kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Xablau Loverboy's goalkeeper César Varela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Raí Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Varela having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, All-Star FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Branco came free, but Guga Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to All-Star FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Afonsinho Abraão hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, Xablau Loverboy's goalkeeper César Varela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raí Ferreira. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Xablau Loverboy's goalkeeper César Varela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Wilson Vale dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of César Varela, 0-3. Raí Ferreira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. César Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. César Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Vale, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Raí Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Varela having to interfere. In the 82nd minute of the match Evandro de Lara shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but César Varela showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Xablau Loverboy's zone, Raí Ferreira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. César Varela came out of the goal and Raí Ferreira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. César Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilson Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raí Ferreira succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 92nd playminute. All-Star FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.