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ARENA MANCHESTER
Spectators: 7064 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C.'s Alfredão Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiko Romero in the 5th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Maciel to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 14 minutes, Kiko Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CR Fla Chelsea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kiko Romero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ian Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute of the match Eurico Donato shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudinho Arósio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kiko Romero came free, but Alfredão Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Kiko Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot. CR Fla Chelsea's supporters rose to their feet, but Kiko Romero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredão Moraes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko Romero in the 32nd minute of play forced MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C.'s goalkeeper Alfredão Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Cícero Valadares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredão Moraes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ian Palmeira got free with Claudinho Arósio in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C.'s Carlos Augusto Azevedo got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Willian Maciel was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Willian Maciel in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudinho Arósio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C.'s Alfredão Moraes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C. from getting a goal against them. When Cícero Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the CR Fla Chelsea 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 Cícero Valadares couldn't finish the play. Alfredão Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kiko Romero in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to CR Fla Chelsea getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Felipe Novaes hit a great ball. Ian Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute, CR Fla Chelsea's Kiko Romero dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. In the 81st minute, Cícero Valadares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredão Moraes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a rather tough play, CR Fla Chelsea's Cícero Valadares got a free kick in the 84th minute. If Willian Maciel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The MANCHESTER JOHNS F.C. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching CR Fla Chelsea's performance. The match ended with a win for CR Fla Chelsea.