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Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gilberto Nogueira started the match with the kick off. Nils-Arne Hannestad hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Glyn Wedlock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley Dante in the 8th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Aster Brasil Futebol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Torstein Solli came free, but Anísio Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Julio Lopes broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Glyn Wedlock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Ernesto Toscano 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. Glyn Wedlock stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilberto Nogueira's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Gilberto Nogueira put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Glyn Wedlock. 19 minutes into the match, Aster Brasil Futebol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Kjell Ekeli came free, but Anísio Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kjell Ekeli in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anísio Souza saved Aster Brasil Futebol Club from getting behind. 29 minutes into the game, Nafiz Tekke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aster Brasil Futebol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sagene IF the free kick. A collision led to Aster Brasil Futebol Club getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Nafiz Tekke hit a great ball. Glyn Wedlock didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Gilberto Nogueira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Sagene IF's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ernesto Toscano 40 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. In the 43rd minute Ivan Óbolo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anísio Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Wesley Dante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anísio Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Óbolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Torstein Solli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Anísio Souza made a huge save. Glyn Wedlock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Dante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sagene IF booed when Aster Brasil Futebol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Nogueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. William Knutsen's late challenge caught a Aster Brasil Futebol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. William Knutsen helped the player get up and apologised. William Knutsen kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Sagene IF defense, Ernesto Toscano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Glyn Wedlock. The Sagene IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Glyn Wedlock should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Sagene IF's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Toscano came free, but Glyn Wedlock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sagene IF's Glyn Wedlock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo Neto in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sagene IF's Raymond Michalsen got a free kick in the 84th minute. After 85 played minutes, Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Julio Lopes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Glyn Wedlock came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Aster Brasil Futebol Club reached it. A collision led to Sagene IF getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Raymond Michalsen hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Nogueira in the 88th minute of play forced Sagene IF's goalkeeper Glyn Wedlock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Ernesto Toscano got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anísio Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjell Ekeli in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aster Brasil Futebol Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ivan Óbolo was slow to take the kick. During this time Sagene IF's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Ivan Óbolo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anísio Souza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 96th match minute, Sagene IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kjell Ekeli to maneuver through the defense. Many of Sagene IF's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Sagene IF may have spent more time on the ball, but Aster Brasil Futebol Club were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.