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Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cao Chao Bin started the match with the kick off. Rui Cunha hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. When Zdeno Kríž came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the APOCALIPSE NOW 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 Zdeno Kríž couldn't finish the play. APOCALIPSE NOW's Cao Chao Bin got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cao Chao Bin scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fanis Geronimidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. APOCALIPSE NOW's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Diego De La Vega scored to the left of an out of position Erivaldo Mota, making the score, 1-1. Erivaldo Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego De La Vega, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Cao Chao Bin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fanis Geronimidis having to interfere. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rosendo Chus, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Zdeno Kríž sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. APOCALIPSE NOW's Erivaldo Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego De La Vega in the 25th minute of play. Erivaldo Perez scored 2-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erivaldo Mota, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Erivaldo Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego De La Vega, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When Rosendo Chus came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the APOCALIPSE NOW 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 Rosendo Chus couldn't finish the play. Fanis Geronimidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cao Chao Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Rosendo Chus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego De La Vega to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doni Cordeiro in the 51st minute of play forced APOCALIPSE NOW's goalkeeper Erivaldo Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erivaldo Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego De La Vega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belotaurus FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Erivaldo Perez in the 64th minute. After taking down the ball on Belotaurus FC's corner Erivaldo Perez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Erivaldo Mota quite easily take care of the ball. Zdeno Kríž received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Fanis Geronimidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silviu Novac scored 3-2 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erivaldo Mota, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute Silviu Novac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th match minute, APOCALIPSE NOW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Almeida to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes, Belotaurus FC's Erivaldo Perez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Erivaldo Mota came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Belotaurus FC reached it. Erivaldo Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego De La Vega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erivaldo Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego De La Vega in the 81st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, APOCALIPSE NOW's Rosendo Chus got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, Belotaurus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rosendo Chus came free, but Fanis Geronimidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cao Chao Bin came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the APOCALIPSE NOW 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 Cao Chao Bin couldn't finish the play. Cao Chao Bin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 minutes of play, APOCALIPSE NOW's Rosendo Chus made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fanis Geronimidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew the final whistle, Belotaurus FC could leave the field as winners, despite APOCALIPSE NOW having more of the ball for most of the match.