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New York Arena
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 徐振康 kicked off to start the match. Lu Lin Kuan kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Markus Münch kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Matias Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Paulo Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Pastor Pio in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Guilherme Matorin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of PRIMUS INC FC booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markus Münch didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th match minute, PRIMUS INC FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruninho Viana to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Pastor Pio took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Guilherme Matorin to make any attempt to save it. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John John in the 28th minute of play. Guilherme Matorin 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 31st minute. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 杨峰斌 in the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Zé Paulo Toscano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matias Taffarel. . SC Manhattan .'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Paulo Toscano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Pastor Pio hit a great ball. In the 44th minute Erik Aguiar 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Chico Valadares made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when 徐振康 came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guilherme Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Valadares in the 55th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Valadares in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guilherme Matorin saved PRIMUS INC FC from getting behind. Guilherme Matorin 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 57th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erik Aguiar got free with Matias Taffarel in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute Washington Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by John John. In the 72nd minute Pastor Pio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Chico Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guilherme Matorin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of PRIMUS INC FC booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pastor Pio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guilherme Matorin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 79 minutes, Percy Bittencourt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PRIMUS INC FC and the . SC Manhattan . players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PRIMUS INC FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Percy Bittencourt hit a great ball. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zheng Cheng Zheng in the 82nd minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by 孙源鹰 in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by . SC Manhattan .'s Edward Czech. The supporters of PRIMUS INC FC booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chico Valadares didn't get a good kick on the ball. PRIMUS INC FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.