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Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Qian Lin Gang took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 7 minutes of play, ARGENTINO JNR's Olavo Bastos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lara Guadalupi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind ARGENTINO JNR's goalkeeper Damaso Rafel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Geert Wijgaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Geert Wijgaert's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damaso Rafel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Geert Wijgaert recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Damaso Rafel. Geert Wijgaert showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. The supporters of MAGNIFICOS.FC booed when ARGENTINO JNR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Pedro Matos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute, Davi Vaz 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. ARGENTINO JNR's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Geert Wijgaert scored to the left of an out of position Damaso Rafel, making the score, 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Geert Wijgaert kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Damaso Rafel. That made the score 4-1 in the 37 minute of play. The supporters of MAGNIFICOS.FC booed when ARGENTINO JNR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo de Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 40 played minutes, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Gilberto Lalla shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Damaso Rafel 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 MAGNIFICOS.FC reached it. Davi Vaz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Uriondo in the 48th minute of the match.

MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Omer Guyomarch replaced Leonardo Paz. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Geert Wijgaert made a kick off. In the 56th minute Geert Wijgaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damaso Rafel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geert Wijgaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 63 minutes into the match, ARGENTINO JNR's goal looked a bit too open when Geert Wijgaert came free, but Damaso Rafel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geert Wijgaert struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Damaso Rafel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MAGNIFICOS.FC. In the 68thth minute of the game Geert Wijgaert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ARGENTINO JNR's Damaso Rafel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Frederico Hermes was substituted for Davi Vaz. After 73 minutes ARGENTINO JNR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gilberto Lalla who took care of the corner kick. The corner led MAGNIFICOS.FC's Frederico Hermes to fire away a dangerous shot which Damaso Rafel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 76 minutes ARGENTINO JNR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gilberto Lalla who took care of the corner kick. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Ferdinando Pace was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Damaso Rafel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 79 played minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristoforo Balestra. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Valério Ortiz was substituted for Geert Wijgaert. In the 79th match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristoforo Balestra to maneuver through the defense. Damaso Rafel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valério Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Ortiz in the 85th minute of play forced ARGENTINO JNR's goalkeeper Damaso Rafel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Valério Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Damaso Rafel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valério Ortiz went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. Valério Ortiz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Damaso Rafel having to make a save. After some careless play in the ARGENTINO JNR defense, Valério Ortiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damaso Rafel. The ARGENTINO JNR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damaso Rafel should have stopped the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while ARGENTINO JNR had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.