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Arena Americano
Spectators: 6253 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bart Claveau took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Görkem Ahioğlu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Mochila FC's Frederico Madureira. Frederico Madureira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bart Claveau in the 6th minute of play forced AMERICANO F.C.'s goalkeeper Silver Mineur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AMERICANO F.C.'s Silver Mineur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anfilogino Genovese in the 7th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Anfilogino Genovese had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silver Mineur. AMERICANO F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anfilogino Genovese was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 11 minutes into the match, AMERICANO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bart Claveau came free, but Silver Mineur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Anfilogino Genovese had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sílvio Laureano might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silver Mineur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sílvio Laureano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 21st minute, Bart Claveau made a precise shot to the right of Silver Mineur. AMERICANO F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 28th minute, Sílvio Laureano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mochila FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 35 minutes into the match, Bart Claveau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silver Mineur. AMERICANO F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bart Claveau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Bart Claveau took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silver Mineur. Silver Mineur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. In the 46th minute, Sílvio Laureano 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. The AMERICANO F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mochila FC were winning 1-8.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Görkem Ahioğlu was the one to do the kick off. Frederico Madureira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Görkem Ahioğlu in the 51st minute of play. Anfilogino Genovese sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind AMERICANO F.C.'s goalkeeper Silver Mineur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Anísio do Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Betão Paes charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Betão Paes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Betão Paes kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Mochila FC's Sydney Terra shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 62nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Silver Mineur but with some difficulty. If Sílvio Laureano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silver Mineur made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Bart Claveau sent off a good shot on target. Bart Claveau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the AMERICANO F.C. defense, Bart Claveau kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silver Mineur. The AMERICANO F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silver Mineur should have stopped the shot. In the 83rd minute, Mateus Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute Sílvio Laureano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silver Mineur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bart Claveau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bart Claveau succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-12 in the 93rd playminute. Sílvio Laureano hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Mochila FC played a much better game than AMERICANO F.C. and deserved their victory. The AMERICANO F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.