League

San Siro
Spectators: 7297 (Terracing: 5474, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Percival Vargas started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Anísio Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Válbson Pirani made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Andre-Yann Shevchenko sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Andre-Yann Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Válbson Pirani was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Válbson Pirani stood somewhat misplaced when Andre-Yann Shevchenko came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 12 minute. Válbson Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre-Yann Shevchenko in the 26th minute of the match. If Cristiano de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Andre-Yann Shevchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42ndth minute of the game Andre-Yann Shevchenko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Velocidade FC's Válbson Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Válbson Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre-Yann Shevchenko in the 43rd minute of play. Andre-Yann Shevchenko who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Válbson Pirani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Andre-Yann Shevchenko made the kick off in the second half. Válbson Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andre-Yann Shevchenko in the 51st minute of the match. Andre-Yann Shevchenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Válbson Pirani having to interfere. After 62 minutes of play, AC Milan's Andre-Yann Shevchenko made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Válbson Pirani was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andre-Yann Shevchenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Cristiano de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Júlio Silveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With 73 minutes on the clock, Alex Grămescu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 72 minutes into the game, one of AC Milan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. AC Milan:s Ernani Pitta showed great skill when he stopped Dudu Mota:s penalty. After a defensive mix-up in Velocidade FC's zone, Andre-Yann Shevchenko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Válbson Pirani came out of the goal and Andre-Yann Shevchenko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AC Milan's Andre-Yann Shevchenko got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Andre-Yann Shevchenko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Válbson Pirani was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Elder Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Válbson Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Pedro Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andre-Yann Shevchenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. AC Milan made a substitution. Tadeu Toscano replaced Andre-Yann Shevchenko. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. AC Milan had played much better football throughout.