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To The Moon Arena
Spectators: 8586 (Terracing: 6440, Seating: 1975, VIP seats: 171) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rogério Vidal took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 严奕默 in the 3rd minute of play forced Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 严奕默 in the 3rd minute of play. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 严奕默, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Caeiro in the 6th minute of the match. Vatan Necmi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erlingur Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genaro Suarez in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, S. L. Benfica's goalkeeper Vatan Necmi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Avery Novak. In the 26th minute, 严奕默 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rogério Vidal in the 30th minute. Rogério Vidal made a great header on Chihuahua StrikerS™'s corner, it was just that S. L. Benfica's Vatan Necmi managed to reach the ball for a save. Emilian Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Caeiro in the 31st minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Rogério Vidal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vatan Necmi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erlingur Haaland got free with Vatan Necmi in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st match minute, Chihuahua StrikerS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avery Novak to maneuver through the defense. 严奕默 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gregorie Ceusters hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Chihuahua StrikerS™ from getting a goal against them. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genaro Suarez in the 55th minute of the match. Carlos Fernando Silveira hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Vatan Necmi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erlingur Haaland in the 60th minute of the match. Reinaldo Caeiro in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emilian Martinez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Emilian Martinez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Chihuahua StrikerS™ from getting a goal against them. Reinaldo Caeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Emilian Martinez made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genaro Suarez in the 70th minute of play forced Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 minutes Chihuahua StrikerS™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Genaro Suarez who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Chihuahua StrikerS™'s goalie and right to Fabiano Infante. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Cláudio Lisboa's late challenge caught a S. L. Benfica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cláudio Lisboa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd minute of the match, Genaro Suarez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emilian Martinez saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. S. L. Benfica were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Chihuahua StrikerS™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Genaro Suarez took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Genaro Suarez got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Emilian Martinez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cai Xiang Bin in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vatan Necmi saved S. L. Benfica from getting behind. Reinaldo Caeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Emilian Martinez made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fábio Gouveia during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Chihuahua StrikerS™'s Fábio Gouveia got a free kick in the 97th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Chihuahua StrikerS™ fans cheered their team off the field, for while S. L. Benfica had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.