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Spectators: 9352 (Terracing: 7015, Seating: 2151, VIP seats: 186) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Terence Nicholas kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Byron Kane put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Andrei Cerbu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terence Nicholas in the 8th minute of play forced University of Rochester's goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrei Cerbu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Byron Kane, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Ture Skark sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Dale Kirkpatrick could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Aaron Smallwood however easily saved by the left post. Andrei Cerbu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Nicholas, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute Tyron Velasquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Cerbu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez in the 18th minute of play. Andrei Cerbu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyron Velasquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez in the 21st minute of play. After 23 played minutes University of Rochester's Dale Kirkpatrick stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Aaron Smallwood stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Santos FC of the goal. 24 minutes into the match, University of Rochester's Dale Kirkpatrick sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Smallwood narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Kirkpatrick in the 26th minute of play. Andrei Cerbu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terence Nicholas in the 34th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Santos FC's Titus Kohler got a free kick in the 36th minute. After some careless play in the University of Rochester defense, Terence Nicholas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrei Cerbu. The University of Rochester fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrei Cerbu should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Kirkpatrick in the 45th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dale Kirkpatrick came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Santos FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Kirkpatrick in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind University of Rochester's goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by University of Rochester's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Warren Ruiz was slow to take the kick. During this time Santos FC's players had a chance to rest. 61 minutes into the match, University of Rochester's goal looked a bit too open when Terence Nicholas came free, but Andrei Cerbu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dale Kirkpatrick's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Smallwood read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Wayne Bragg hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Dale Kirkpatrick's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aaron Smallwood read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Santos FC's zone, Dale Kirkpatrick stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Smallwood came out of the goal and Dale Kirkpatrick tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Kirkpatrick in the 73rd minute of play. In the 78th minute, Ernesto Cao Xiao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyron Velasquez in the 79th minute of play forced University of Rochester's goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, University of Rochester's Dale Kirkpatrick sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aaron Smallwood narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aaron Smallwood took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dale Kirkpatrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Tyron Velasquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Cerbu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86thth minute of the game Dale Kirkpatrick who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andrei Cerbu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence Nicholas, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The throw-in from Titus Kohler in the 92nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by University of Rochester's Tyrell Pitts. After 93 played minutes University of Rochester got a freekick which was hit by Babbis Moisakos. Santos FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.