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Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pascal Hayden started the match with the kick off. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascal Hayden, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nigel Cordero in the 8th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nigel Cordero in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deshawn Hoskins in the 9th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascal Hayden in the 12th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Lanny Gilmore made a precise shot to the right of Iurie Dășanu. þînk þ£st ƒç's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to þînk þ£st ƒç getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ervin McCauley hit a great ball. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Hayden in the 19th minute of play. Iurie Dășanu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lanny Gilmore showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 22 minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Lanny Gilmore made a precise shot to the right of Iurie Dășanu. þînk þ£st ƒç's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. If Nigel Cordero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in þînk þ£st ƒç's zone, Tyron Velasquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iurie Dășanu came out of the goal and Tyron Velasquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tyron Velasquez during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tyron Velasquez hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood got control of the ball when Santo Gore tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute Lanny Gilmore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iurie Dășanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes in the game, Nigel Cordero dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 76 minutes into the match, þînk þ£st ƒç's goal looked a bit too open when Tyron Velasquez came free, but Iurie Dășanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos FC were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after þînk þ£st ƒç's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dominic Albright took the corner. 82 minutes into the match, þînk þ£st ƒç's goal looked a bit too open when Lanny Gilmore came free, but Iurie Dășanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascal Hayden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. þînk þ£st ƒç's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Santo Gore in the 89th minute. Santo Gore made a great header on þînk þ£st ƒç's corner, it was just that Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood managed to reach the ball for a save. Santo Gore shot a long shot in the 89th minute and a light blocked Aaron Smallwood hadn't a chance when the ball went into goal on his right side. It was 3-1. 93 minutes into the match, Lanny Gilmore had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iurie Dășanu. þînk þ£st ƒç's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lanny Gilmore was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 96th match minute, Santos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tyron Velasquez to maneuver through the defense. Many of þînk þ£st ƒç's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. þînk þ£st ƒç may have spent more time on the ball, but Santos FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.