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Spectators: 8039 (Terracing: 6030, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 詹俊 á Bø kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Jimeno Henric dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s zone, 詹俊 á Bø stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Rossi came out of the goal and 詹俊 á Bø tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wellington Phoenix's Luiz Paulo Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 7th minute of play. 詹俊 á Bø received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Arlindo Rossi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Luiz Paulo Mazza successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Luiz Paulo Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Paulo Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Paulo Mazza made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Gong Zhan Chen sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Wellington Phoenix's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Henric came free, but Luiz Paulo Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Jimeno Henric managed to get in a good position for a shot. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters rose to their feet, but Jimeno Henric was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Paulo Mazza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gong Zhan Chen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Luiz Paulo Mazza firmly grabbed it by the left post. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 詹俊 á Bø in the 28th minute of play. Luiz Paulo Mazza made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Gong Zhan Chen sent off a good shot on target. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeu Zonta in the 31st minute of play. Luiz Paulo Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Henric, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wellington Phoenix's Luiz Paulo Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Henric in the 34th minute of play. Luiz Paulo Mazza made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Gong Zhan Chen sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 詹俊 á Bø in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arlindo Rossi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute, Luiz Fernando Tróia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Wellington Phoenix's Luiz Paulo Mazza got control of the ball when Gong Zhan Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 46th minute Ronaldo Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Paulo Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jimeno Henric stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute 詹俊 á Bø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wellington Phoenix's Luiz Paulo Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Zhan Chen in the 56th minute of play. After 58 minutes Wellington Phoenix's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wilson Soares who took care of the corner kick. Bo Ståhlberg made in the 62nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Wilson Soares immediately put the ball in play. Luiz Paulo Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimeno Henric in the 65th minute of the match. After 73 played minutes └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ got a freekick which was hit by Bo Ståhlberg. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Arlindo Rossi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Wilson Soares managed to get in a good position for a shot. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters rose to their feet, but Wilson Soares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Paulo Mazza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Paulo Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimeno Henric, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th match minute, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bo Ståhlberg to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 詹俊 á Bø in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arlindo Rossi saved └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ from getting behind. After 81 minutes, 詹俊 á Bø made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 86 minutes of play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Jimeno Henric made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luiz Paulo Mazza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luiz Paulo Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Zhan Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fully deserved thier win.