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Christmas Island
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ian Mineiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's goal looked a bit too open when Valdo Arce came free, but Volodymyr Zelenskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Augusto Silva made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Óskar Aspfors sent off a good shot on target. Valdo Arce kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Roope Pärssinen took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Augusto Silva. Pedro Augusto Silva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Roope Pärssinen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Dogelo's Pedro Augusto Silva got control of the ball when Roope Pärssinen tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Dogelo's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miklós Bodnár. Volodymyr Zelenskiy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdo Arce during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Dogelo getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Valdo Arce hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Tomás Tasso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Augusto Silva was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, Dogelo's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Tasso came free, but Pedro Augusto Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 35 minutes, Roope Pärssinen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roope Pärssinen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Dogelo's Claudinho Lira got a free kick in the 38th minute. Tomás Tasso scored 2-0 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Augusto Silva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 45 minutes into the match, Dogelo's goalkeeper Pedro Augusto Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miklós Bodnár.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roope Pärssinen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Narciso Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Volodymyr Zelenskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Augusto Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miklós Bodnár, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Pedro Augusto Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's zone, Maicon Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Volodymyr Zelenskiy came out of the goal and Maicon Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute, Miklós Bodnár hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Miklós Bodnár made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Augusto Silva. Dogelo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City's Miguel--Angel Sigurdardottir got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute, Roope Pärssinen made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Augusto Silva. Dogelo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After 81 minutes, Gilmar Veloso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City and the Dogelo players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilmar Veloso to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Gilmar Veloso hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnaldo Viana during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st minute, Arnaldo Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee ended the match the ≮王者归来≯Kowloon City players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.