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Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eliseu Fonseca started the match with the kick off. Zé Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davor Šuker in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Gabriel Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Ahlqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Fonseca in the 7th minute of play. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Fonseca in the 11th minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Josué Gonçalves notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Black Rose 1979's Karl-Johan Ahlqvist. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 17th minute Eliseu Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Ahlqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Waldemar Matorin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Zé Sabóia made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, Black Rose 1979's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Bati came free, but Karl-Johan Ahlqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Josué Gonçalves in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute Eliseu Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Johan Ahlqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Black Rose 1979's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Fonseca came free, but Karl-Johan Ahlqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, one of Saiko FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Saiko FC. 1-1 came through a penalty shot after 29 played minutes, when Black Rose 1979:s Sebastian Enekoitz calmly waited for Saiko FC:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Sebastian Enekoitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the game, Saiko FC's Josué Gonçalves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 38 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davor Šuker. Zé Sabóia didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. Josué Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Johan Ahlqvist having to interfere. In the 47th minute, Dadá Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gerardo Hitz to make the kick off. Zé Sabóia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerardo Hitz's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute Gerardo Hitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Davor Šuker came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Hitz in the 59th minute of play. Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Hitz in the 61st minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Black Rose 1979's Davor Šuker sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Sabóia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dadá Vander hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Black Rose 1979's Sebastian Enekoitz tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Black Rose 1979 booed when Saiko FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateus Catarinense didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute of the match Sebastian Enekoitz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Sabóia skillfully saved the ball. In the 72nd minute Waldemar Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Saiko FC booed when Black Rose 1979 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastián Cassin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute of the match Walmir Garcia shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karl-Johan Ahlqvist showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Bati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Bati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Black Rose 1979's Sebastian Enekoitz got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Saiko FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.