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Gillete Stadium
Spectators: 7772 (Terracing: 5830, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gustavo Cordeiro got the match started through his kick off. New England Patriots's Gerrit Hardering played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valdir Garcia in the 7th minute of play. Gerrit Hardering made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Garcia in the 10th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nelson da Mata. Billy Dowdall received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Gerrit Hardering tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdir Garcia in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerrit Hardering saved New England Patriots from getting behind. After 24 minutes New England Patriots's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anísio Teixeira who took care of the corner kick. Bandelocos's Anísio Teixeira was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gerrit Hardering in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Garcia in the 27th minute of play forced New England Patriots's goalkeeper Gerrit Hardering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Vargas came free, but Gerrit Hardering reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerrit Hardering saved New England Patriots from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gerrit Hardering saved New England Patriots from getting behind. In the 38thth minute of the game Valdir Garcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but New England Patriots's Gerrit Hardering was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valdir Garcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gerrit Hardering having to make a save.

The wind increased when Valdir Garcia made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valdir Garcia in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerrit Hardering prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Bandelocos's Valdir Garcia in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye New England Patriots's goalie prevented a goal. When Abtin Torabi fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Patriots's protests and gave Abtin Torabi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, New England Patriots's Abtin Torabi got a free kick in the 57th minute. Ricardinho Macedo's late challenge caught a Bandelocos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardinho Macedo helped the player get up and apologised. 58 minutes into the game, one of New England Patriots:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. New England Patriots:s Gerrit Hardering showed great skill when he stopped Luiz Guilherme Varela:s penalty. Gerrit Hardering showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Guilherme Varela in the 70th minute of the match. Gerrit Hardering showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The Bandelocos fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Bandelocos's Valdir Garcia looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Garcia in the 84th minute of play forced New England Patriots's goalkeeper Gerrit Hardering to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, New England Patriots's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Vargas came free, but Gerrit Hardering reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerrit Hardering took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in New England Patriots's zone, Luiz Guilherme Varela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerrit Hardering came out of the goal and Luiz Guilherme Varela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Billy Dowdall's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerrit Hardering read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. The New England Patriots fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bandelocos were clearly better and deserved to take the win.