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Manuel Marques
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jarvis Zamora made the kick off which started today's match. Jarvis Zamora charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarvis Zamora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jarvis Zamora hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Rory Bryant took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Belmiro Palermo to make any attempt to save it. In the 11thth minute of the game Jarvis Zamora who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SCU Torreense's Claudio Engel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of SCU Torreense booed when Matthorias FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Markus Gallardo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Jarvis Zamora put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Claudio Engel. A collision led to SCU Torreense getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Osvaldo Burrell hit a great ball. Rory Bryant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belmiro Palermo having to interfere. If Jarvis Zamora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rory Bryant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice moves Flint Corley could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Belmiro Palermo however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jarvis Zamora in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Engel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Flint Corley kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45thth minute of the game Jarvis Zamora who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SCU Torreense's Claudio Engel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Claudio Engel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarvis Zamora in the 48th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Rory Bryant made the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Claudio Engel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Flint Corley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Belmiro Palermo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flint Corley in the 56th minute of play forced Matthorias FC's goalkeeper Belmiro Palermo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Matthorias FC's Jarvis Zamora slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Claudio Engel. That made the score 1-2 after 59 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Matthorias FC's Sidney Nichols slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Claudio Engel. That made the score 1-3 after 65 minutes of play. Belmiro Palermo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Bryant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zackary Paquette was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 73 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, one of SCU Torreense:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SCU Torreense. The supporters of Matthorias FC booed when SCU Torreense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rory Bryant didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute, Sidney Nichols reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Claudio Engel. The goal made the score 1-5. Flint Corley might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Belmiro Palermo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flint Corley ran back to his position shaking his head. Flint Corley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 90th match minute, Matthorias FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otto Mosher to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the game, Virgilio Huston was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SCU Torreense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Matthorias FC the free kick. In the 94th minute, Flint Corley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SCU Torreense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. With his leg Claudio Engel managed to avoid a goal in the 98thth minute, when Matthorias FC's Jarvis Zamora fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match was over Matthorias FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SCU Torreense throughout the match.