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Estádio BARRACA
Spectators: 8408 (Terracing: 6306, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aníbal Brasil kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Bittencourt in the 4th minute of play forced POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Pancracio Paniagua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Felipe Bittencourt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 34 minutes in the game Aurelio Paris did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Nunez Ler. The POPULAR F.C fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when POPULAR F.C's Victorio Pabla looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Victorio Pabla managed to get in a good position for a shot. POPULAR F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Victorio Pabla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Magne Allbom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute, Eusebiu Gârbovan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, POPULAR F.C's Eusebiu Gârbovan got a free kick in the 48th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerry Nolan in the 49th minute of play forced POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Pancracio Paniagua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victorio Pabla to make the kick off. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Magne Allbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Pabla in the 54th minute of play. Victorio Pabla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Magne Allbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pancracio Paniagua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerry Nolan in the 57th minute of the match. Victorio Pabla blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Magne Allbom having to make a save. Magne Allbom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorio Pabla in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Jerry Nolan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pancracio Paniagua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. POPULAR F.C's Sílvio Luís Pires was substituted for Mei Xun Jun. POPULAR F.C's Maicon de Godoi was substituted for Moisés Matorin. 69 minutes into the game, Ye Xiang Zheng threw the ball into play from the sideline. POPULAR F.C's Clarke Brooks quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 70thth minute of the game Victorio Pabla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Magne Allbom was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Magne Allbom showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorio Pabla, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. With a little luck, POPULAR F.C's Pancracio Paniagua got control of the ball when Yu Yang Bing tried to sneak it across the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Victorio Pabla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Magne Allbom. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victorio Pabla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 84 minutes into the match, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Jerry Nolan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pancracio Paniagua narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Léo Gonçalves hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Pancracio Paniagua had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerry Nolan. Victorio Pabla scored 3-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Magne Allbom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Yang Bing in the 92nd minute of play forced POPULAR F.C's goalkeeper Pancracio Paniagua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th play minute Jerry Nolan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pancracio Paniagua. 3-2. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. POPULAR F.C were victorious despite being under pressure from THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ for much of the match.