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Galaxy Palace
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulino Azeredo got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Galaxy Union FC's goal looked a bit too open when Burkhard Bieberstein came free, but Atanasije Martać reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute Alexandre Ponte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atanasije Martać saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Galaxy Union FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bocho Gamizov came free, but Atanasije Martać reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galaxy Union FC's Atanasije Martać played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louis Fragou in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Ponte in the 9th minute of play forced Galaxy Union FC's goalkeeper Atanasije Martać to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galaxy Union FC's goalkeeper Atanasije Martać, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Burkhard Bieberstein in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atanasije Martać prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Galaxy Union FC's Quintino Quintela got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute of the match Alexandre Ponte sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Atanasije Martać skillfully saved the ball. Galaxy Union FC's Atanasije Martać played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Li Hong Qi in the 20th minute of play. Galaxy Union FC's Atanasije Martać played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Ponte in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rdth minute of the game Burkhard Bieberstein who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galaxy Union FC's Atanasije Martać was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Clube Desportivo Benfica's Li Hong Qi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atanasije Martać made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Atanasije Martać took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burkhard Bieberstein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Alexandre Ponte made a precise shot to the right of Atanasije Martać. Galaxy Union FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Atanasije Martać showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burkhard Bieberstein in the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, Enzo Ribas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Galaxy Union FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Desportivo Benfica the free kick. Galaxy Union FC's Atanasije Martać played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Ponte in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louis Fragou in the 38th minute of play forced Galaxy Union FC's goalkeeper Atanasije Martać to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burkhard Bieberstein in the 40th minute of play forced Galaxy Union FC's goalkeeper Atanasije Martać to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Li Hong Qi hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Paulino Azeredos short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Adolfo Rangel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The Galaxy Union FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Clube Desportivo Benfica were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Burkhard Bieberstein made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Galaxy Union FC's Atanasije Martać got control of the ball when Eriberto Donatello tried to sneak it across the goal line. Atanasije Martać made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Eriberto Donatello sent off a good shot on target. Atanasije Martać made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Li Hong Qi in the 54th minute of play. Atanasije Martać showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Louis Fragou in the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Clube Desportivo Benfica's Li Hong Qi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Atanasije Martać. Atanasije Martać yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. In the 61st minute, Eriberto Donatello got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 63 minutes into the game, Clube Desportivo Benfica's Louis Fragou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atanasije Martać made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. In the 68th minute, Galaxy Union FC's Albérico Fiúza seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Albérico Fiúza the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Galaxy Union FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Albérico Fiúza had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Albérico Fiúza hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 70th minute, but Atanasije Martać got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Galaxy Union FC hanging dry this time. After taking down the ball on Clube Desportivo Benfica's corner Alexandre Ponte fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Atanasije Martać quite easily take care of the ball. In the 74th minute, Teófilo Valadares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Ponte was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 75th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Paulino Azeredo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adolfo Rangel having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Burkhard Bieberstein in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atanasije Martać prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 83 minutes of play, Clube Desportivo Benfica's Burkhard Bieberstein made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Atanasije Martać was left in no man's land by his defense there! 87 minutes into the match, Eriberto Donatello notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Galaxy Union FC's Atanasije Martać. Atanasije Martać was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Galaxy Union FC's Enzo Ribas got a free kick in the 90th minute. Clube Desportivo Benfica'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.