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Spectators: 8084 (Terracing: 6064, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fang Hao Jing took the kick off in the first half of the match. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bene Animatus's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fang Hao Jing was slow to take the kick. During this time The Glorious FC's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Hooker in the 10th minute of play forced The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diogo de Souza came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Bene Animatus's Simon Hooker. But to his dismay, Simon Hooker quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Pauli Pogba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal Talló having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Jardel Velloso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bene Animatus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliks Škarpa got free with Juvenal Talló in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fang Hao Jing might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Juvenal Talló. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fang Hao Jing ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Bene Animatus's Sílvio Luís Prata got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Hélio Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Velloso in the 26th minute of the match. When Bene Animatus's Jardel Velloso in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Glorious FC's goalie prevented a goal. 27 minutes into the game, Simon Hooker was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bene Animatus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Glorious FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Bene Animatus's Simon Hooker got a free kick in the 28th minute. Diogo de Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jardel Velloso's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Diogo de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute of the match, Feliks Škarpa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Juvenal Talló saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Diogo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Velloso in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Velloso in the 35th minute of play forced The Glorious FC's goalkeeper Diogo de Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diogo de Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Hooker in the 39th minute of the match. Fang Hao Jing in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Juvenal Talló, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Juvenal Talló took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fang Hao Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Juvenal Talló successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Jardel Velloso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diogo de Souza was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The Glorious FC's Diogo de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luís Prata in the 48th minute of play. The The Glorious FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bene Animatus were winning 0-2.

Vivaldo Carioca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diogo de Souza made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Jardel Velloso sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the match, Feliks Škarpa notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Bene Animatus's Juvenal Talló. Juvenal Talló was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Leandro Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When The Glorious FC's Fang Hao Jing, in the 64th 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 Glorious FC. Sílvio Luís Prata hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Juvenal Talló made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fang Hao Jing in the 68th minute of play. Juvenal Talló showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fang Hao Jing in the 74th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Bene Animatus's Leandro Fonseca sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diogo de Souza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Bene Animatus getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Leandro Fonseca hit a great ball. Bene Animatus's Juvenal Talló played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fang Hao Jing in the 87th minute of play. Fang Hao Jing took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juvenal Talló. Juvenal Talló dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.