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Tijuca
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ivan Ørsberg made the kick off which started today's match. 10 minutes into the game, Ivan Ørsberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gao Qian Xiao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the match, Tijucano's goal looked a bit too open when Fellipe Medeiros came free, but Gao Qian Xiao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tolis Moisiadis in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 刘真铮, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tijucano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Hägg was slow to take the kick. During this time Wizard World's players had a chance to rest. 26 minutes into the game, Wizard World's Ivan Ørsberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gao Qian Xiao made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 29thth minute of the game Ivan Ørsberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tijucano's Gao Qian Xiao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gao Qian Xiao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Ørsberg in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Ivan Ørsberg made a precise shot to the right of Gao Qian Xiao. Tijucano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ivan Ørsberg in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gao Qian Xiao prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tolis Moisiadis to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Correia in the 53rd minute of play forced Wizard World's goalkeeper 刘真铮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Ørsberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Gao Qian Xiao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Emil Hägg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gao Qian Xiao was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Tolis Moisiadis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. 刘真铮 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Ørsberg got free with Gao Qian Xiao in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Tijucano's Gao Qian Xiao got control of the ball when Ivan Ørsberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emil Hägg got free with Gao Qian Xiao in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolis Moisiadis in the 79th minute of play forced Wizard World's goalkeeper 刘真铮 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roque Junior fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gao Qian Xiao having to interfere. Tolis Moisiadis struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. 刘真铮 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tijucano. In the 88th minute of the game Renatinho Pimenta made a throw-in which Tolis Moisiadis played forward. Anísio Costa made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Wizard World's Emil Hägg. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tijucano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Gao Qian Xiao, was totally fooled by Wizard World's Emil Hägg, who 93 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Ivan Ørsberg's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 96thth minute, Gao Qian Xiao skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Wizard World played a much better game than Tijucano and deserved their victory. The Tijucano players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.