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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Valentine Hernandez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Benjamin da Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 5th minute Benjamin da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brazil's Isaac Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentine Hernandez in the 10th minute of play. Paraguay's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Benjamin da Fonseca 13 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. 15 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin da Fonseca came free, but Ariel Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 20th minute of play forced Paraguay's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23rd play minutes Benjamin da Fonseca shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Ariel Balboa and just under the crossbar into goal. Rafa de Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes, Paraguay's Pes Villarias shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Isaac Ferreira 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 Paraguay reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignatius Galo in the 29th minute of play forced Brazil's goalkeeper Isaac Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariel Balboa didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Brazil's Benjamin da Fonseca shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Brazil's Isaac Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pes Villarias in the 37th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Moisés Santana got free with Ariel Balboa in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 40 minutes into the match, Brazil's Benjamin da Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ariel Balboa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Isaac Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caitano Fuentes, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 47th minute Pes Villarias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benjamin da Fonseca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Benjamin da Fonseca put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ariel Balboa. Isaac Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignatius Galo in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to Paraguay getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Humberto Pereira hit a great ball. Isaac Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignatius Galo in the 59th minute of the match. Benjamin da Fonseca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ariel Balboa having to make a save. In the 63rd minute Benjamin da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Mjölnir Martelo came free, but Ariel Balboa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brazil made a substitution. Celsinho Perez replaced Saulão Chettle. Brazil's Maurinho Mendonça was substituted for Benjamin da Fonseca. Brazil's Isaac Ferreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Brazil from getting a goal against them. Isaac Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pes Villarias in the 76th minute of the match. Moisés Santana lost his temper 77 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Brazil:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Paraguay:s goal. Isaac Ferreira had in the 80thth minute some difficulties stopping Humberto Pereira's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Ariel Balboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurinho Mendonça in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute Pes Villarias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Celsinho Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paraguay's Ariel Balboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurinho Mendonça in the 91st minute of play. Rafa de Almeida took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 92nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ariel Balboa. Paraguay's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 93rd minute Maurinho Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Balboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Brazil's Marquinhos Xande got a free kick in the 95th minute. Isaac Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pes Villarias in the 96th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Brazil had won after a very even match.