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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Branco FC's Sotiris Vergos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Esteban Iigo came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro. But to his dismay, Adriano Ribeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 11th minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Iigo came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro. But to his dismay, Adriano Ribeiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. When The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Branco FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Anders Westerstrand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Sotiris Vergos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zheng Chao stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sotiris Vergos's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. When Eusebio Fertus fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Branco FC's protests and gave Eusebio Fertus a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Branco FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Eusebio Fertus hit a great ball. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sotiris Vergos in the 24th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban Iigo. Branco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adriano Ribeiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Esteban Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Adriano Ribeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Obscurials fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 39 minutes into the game, The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Esteban Iigo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. A collision led to Branco FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Geronimo Satordi hit a great ball. Esteban Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 46th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anders Westerstrand to make the kick off. Esteban Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sotiris Vergos in the 52nd minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Iigo made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Adriano Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. Lázaro Michael made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Obscurials's Edelmiro Mateo. Geronimo Satordi kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Esteban Iigo, 1-8. The Obscurials made a substitution. Angelo Eiró replaced Cliff Rowden. Esteban Iigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anders Westerstrand, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute, Felipe Weterio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteban Iigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Spânu, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Lawrance Grandison's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Esteban Iigo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. After 78 minutes Branco FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabian Spânu who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Anders Westerstrand managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sotiris Vergos, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Esteban Iigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lawrance Grandison, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The throw-in from Eusebio Fertus in the 86th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by The Obscurials's Edelmiro Mateo. When The Obscurials's Lawrance Grandison, in the 90th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for The Obscurials. Esteban Iigo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lawrance Grandison went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-9 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Branco FC's zone, Lawrance Grandison stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteban Iigo came out of the goal and Lawrance Grandison tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Obscurials's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.