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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Hugh Kennedy put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Juan Favoretto. Pete Impey kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. With a little luck, AFC Chievo Verona's Gürhan Yücel got control of the ball when Fernandinho Leal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juan Favoretto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugh Kennedy's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Paul Poate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paul Poate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Juan Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Jailson Fernandez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gürhan Yücel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 36 minutes into the match, Anacory SS's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Poate came free, but Juan Favoretto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anacory SS's Fernandinho Leal suffered a concussion after 38 minutes and had to leave the field. 39 minutes into the game, Mark Slade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC Chievo Verona's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Anacory SS the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in AFC Chievo Verona fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! Gürhan Yücel had in the 41stth minute some difficulties stopping Albertinho Cearense's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Mark Slade kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Hugh Kennedy made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Jailson Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gürhan Yücel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to AFC Chievo Verona getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Marek Hartley hit a great ball. Luisão Gaspar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Marek Hartley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolas de Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to AFC Chievo Verona getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Samuel Linkletter hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jailson Fernandez in the 72nd minute of play forced AFC Chievo Verona's goalkeeper Gürhan Yücel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Paul Poate recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Juan Favoretto. Paul Poate showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-4. After 79 played minutes Anacory SS got a freekick which was hit by Josué Cunha. After 83 played minutes AFC Chievo Verona got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Linkletter. A hard shot 94 in the game by Hugh Kennedy from a close distance when the talented Juan Favoretto managed to make a qualified save. Anacory SS's players were relieved. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AFC Chievo Verona had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.