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Santuário do Motivo
Spectators: 8047 (Terracing: 6036, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yan Penha made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 2 minutes, Yan Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. O MOTIVO ⚽'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Yan Penha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 4 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes. Erivaldo Hermes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 9th minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save . SC Manhattan . from getting a goal against them. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrew Murillo in the 11th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erivaldo Hermes. O MOTIVO ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chico Valadares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Matias Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Yan Penha sent off a good shot on target. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Erivaldo Hermes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 22nd minute of play. After 24th play minutes Chico Valadares shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Erivaldo Hermes and just under the crossbar into goal. 27 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 Yan Penha. O MOTIVO ⚽ were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after . SC Manhattan .'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Emili Lean took the corner. In the 31st minute, Chico Valadares got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 32nd match minute, O MOTIVO ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dito Maranhense to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Chico Valadares made a precise shot to the right of Erivaldo Hermes. O MOTIVO ⚽'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Daniel Bertoni in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matias Taffarel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pastor Pio in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erivaldo Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chico Valadares in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erivaldo Hermes prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chico Valadares made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Valadares in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erivaldo Hermes saved O MOTIVO ⚽ from getting behind. After having played for 59 minutes, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Chico Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dito Maranhense got a throw-in 62 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Andrew Murillo. Markus Münch kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in . SC Manhattan .'s zone, Andrew Murillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matias Taffarel came out of the goal and Andrew Murillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 67 minutes into the game, Chico Valadares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Erivaldo Hermes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 76th minute, Yan Penha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The O MOTIVO ⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. O MOTIVO ⚽ made a substitution. Caetano Pinho replaced Mazinho Hermes. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Bertoni in the 79th minute of the match. Dito Maranhense made in the 82nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Andrew Murillo immediately put the ball in play. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Chico Valadares put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Erivaldo Hermes. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Kaká da Silva was substituted for Yan Penha. The O MOTIVO ⚽ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching . SC Manhattan .'s performance. The match ended with a win for . SC Manhattan ..