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Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adrianinho Meirelles started the match with the kick off. If Chico Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 7th minute . SC Manhattan . were awarded a corner. Pastor Pio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led . SC Manhattan .'s Pastor Pio to fire away a dangerous shot which Vasco Goycochea despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Vasco Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Valadares in the 9th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's zone, Pastor Pio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasco Goycochea came out of the goal and Pastor Pio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vasco Goycochea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Meirelles in the 17th minute of play. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrianinho Meirelles in the 21st minute of the match. Nikolay Dudevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrianinho Meirelles struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Matias Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ. When . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares 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 ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalie prevented a goal. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Meirelles in the 32nd minute of play. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrianinho Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel got control of the ball when Nikolay Dudevski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adrianinho Meirelles in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matias Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

In the 51st minute Washington Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasco Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nikolay Dudevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Meirelles in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Adrianinho Meirelles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 61 minutes, Vasco Goycochea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 62nd minute, . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ made a substitution. Mai Bin Kuan replaced Adrianinho Meirelles. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Bin Kuan in the 70th minute of play. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Bin Kuan in the 74th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vasco Goycochea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Washington Netto scored 0-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vasco Goycochea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd minute, Frank de Boer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mai Bin Kuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. . SC Manhattan . walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.