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Spectators: 8955 (Terracing: 6912, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lanny Gilmore took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bryant Miles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tyron Velasquez's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Nicholas, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 12th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Bryant Miles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Nicholas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Vicente Rafferty's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Smallwood read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Bryant Miles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tory Weeks in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Santos FC booed when Charlotte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute of the match Santos FC got a corner. Charlotte FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Warren Ruiz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vicente Rafferty might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aaron Smallwood. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vicente Rafferty ran back to his position shaking his head. Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute Terence Nicholas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bryant Miles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 37th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Bryant Miles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bryant Miles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 40th minute of the match. After 42 minutes of play, Santos FC's Lanny Gilmore made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bryant Miles was left in no man's land by his defense there! 45 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Terence Nicholas came free, but Bryant Miles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 46 played minutes Santos FC got a freekick which was hit by Mike Richardson. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 52 played minutes Charlotte FC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Dias. 53 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Bryant Miles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Warren Ruiz. 58 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Terence Nicholas came free, but Bryant Miles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Nicholas, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Santos FC were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Charlotte FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Warren Ruiz took the corner. Bryant Miles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 70th minute of the match. In the 74th minute Kaja Jamak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Smallwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bryant Miles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 78th minute of play. Aaron Smallwood showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Rafferty in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Primo Dunđer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bryant Miles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Warren Ruiz in the 87th minute. When Wander Suzanne came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Charlotte FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wander Suzanne couldn't finish the play. Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lanny Gilmore in the 93rd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lanny Gilmore came free, but Bryant Miles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Santos FC booed when Charlotte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mitchell Curry didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Santos FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.