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Old Trafford
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5462, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Flavinho Silveira started the match with the kick off. If Délio Saraiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Matorin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavinho Silveira's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Adriano Donatello charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adriano Donatello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adriano Donatello hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. A collision led to Arrepol getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Gilmar Sena hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Sena in the 22nd minute of play forced Manchester United F.C.'s goalkeeper Edu Coelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrepol's Gilmar Sena got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gildo Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Isaltino Baptista took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Nicolas Matorin to make any attempt to save it. Flavinho Silveira received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicolas Matorin came out and tried to block the shot, but Flavinho Silveira slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 40th minute. With a little luck, Arrepol's Nicolas Matorin got control of the ball when Flavinho Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 46 minutes, Flavinho Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavinho Silveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilmar Sena made a kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Flavinho Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavinho Silveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Isaltino Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Matorin having to interfere. Flavinho Silveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Flavinho Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Nicolas Matorin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Isaltino Baptista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicolas Matorin having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Gilmar Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrepol's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilmar Sena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edu Coelho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Flavinho Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Matorin having to interfere. After having played for 73 minutes, Isaltino Baptista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Isaltino Baptista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 76th minute, Flavinho Silveira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Matorin was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Arrepol's zone, Flavinho Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Matorin came out of the goal and Flavinho Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Arrepol's Michel Tróia got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Ademar Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manchester United F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ademar Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Matorin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Arrepol's zone, Flavinho Silveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Matorin came out of the goal and Flavinho Silveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 92 minutes into the match, Délio Saraiva had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Matorin. Arrepol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Délio Saraiva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Manchester United F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.