League

New York Arena
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oséias Nascimento took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Primitivo Chorche came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in He Yao Jing heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Varadouro F. C.'s Silvestre Oro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 7th minute of play. If Primitivo Chorche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvestre Oro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Varadouro F. C.'s Silvestre Oro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 20th minute of play. The throw-in from Enio Arruda in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Frank de Boer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 27th minute of play forced Varadouro F. C.'s goalkeeper Silvestre Oro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th match minute, . SC Manhattan . was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank de Boer to maneuver through the defense. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Chorche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Chico Valadares hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Valadares in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Silvestre Oro saved Varadouro F. C. from getting behind. Matias Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Primitivo Chorche's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Yao Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chico Valadares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Enio Arruda threw the ball into play from the sideline. . SC Manhattan .'s Edward Czech quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Silvestre Oro 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 58th minute. Washington Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Silvestre Oro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvestre Oro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Washington Netto in the 62nd minute of the match. Lu Lin Kuan hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oséias Nascimento got free with Matias Taffarel in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th match minute, . SC Manhattan . was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markus Münch to maneuver through the defense. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save . SC Manhattan . from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 74th minute of play forced Varadouro F. C.'s goalkeeper Silvestre Oro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Oro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Valadares in the 76th minute of the match. The supporters of . SC Manhattan . booed when Varadouro F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enio Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Varadouro F. C.'s Inácio Miranda was substituted for Primitivo Chorche. The supporters of . SC Manhattan . booed when Varadouro F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enio Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pastor Pio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Anaku Keren took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Matias Taffarel to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Doğa Yurday got a free kick in the 88th minute. Silvestre Oro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Washington Netto went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When Chico Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the . SC Manhattan . fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chico Valadares couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oséias Nascimento got free with Matias Taffarel in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Varadouro F. C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Varadouro F. C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.