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Spectators: 8509 (Terracing: 6382, Seating: 1957, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Cruz started the match with the kick off. Karl Martin Bell Burnell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Cruz in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Cruz in the 7th minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Karl Martin Bell Burnell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Gernando Pernambucano could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Zhuo Yan Chao however easily saved by the left post. Zhuo Yan Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Beltxe in the 11th minute of the match. Zhuo Yan Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Beltxe in the 17th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Gernando Pernambucano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zhuo Yan Chao narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Celso Cruz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Karl Martin Bell Burnell. Karl Martin Bell Burnell was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karl Martin Bell Burnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Zhuo Yan Chao threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lisandro Beltxe, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Lisandro Beltxe came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Desportiva Paulo Afonso fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lisandro Beltxe couldn't finish the play. Celso Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 43 minutes into the match, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Turner came free, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Zhuo Yan Chao proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gernando Pernambucano to make the kick off. Karl Martin Bell Burnell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Cruz in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute Celso Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Martin Bell Burnell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes in the game Arí Mello did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gernando Pernambucano. After having played for 60 minutes, Celso Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celso Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Desportiva Paulo Afonso defense, Celso Cruz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karl Martin Bell Burnell. The Desportiva Paulo Afonso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karl Martin Bell Burnell should have stopped the shot. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Edu Antunes was substituted for Ethan Rushmere. In the 69th match minute, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo do Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute Gernando Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Yan Chao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhuo Yan Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Beltxe in the 79th minute of the match. Zhuo Yan Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Beltxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl Martin Bell Burnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauro Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 85 minutes of play, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Gernando Pernambucano made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhuo Yan Chao was left in no man's land by his defense there! Karl Martin Bell Burnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauro Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl Martin Bell Burnell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geovanni Mesquita went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Karl Martin Bell Burnell made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lauro Leite in the 95th minute. When Lauro Leite came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lauro Leite couldn't finish the play. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF'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.