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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rigoberto Acosta started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Rigoberto Acosta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Duke Holden was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 6th minute, Rigoberto Acosta made a precise shot to the right of Duke Holden. Muppet XI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Paiva in the 10th minute of play forced Muppet XI's goalkeeper Duke Holden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Acosta in the 11th minute of play forced Muppet XI's goalkeeper Duke Holden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, American kids's goal looked a bit too open when Hunter Bermudez came free, but Fabrício Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Muppet XI's goal looked a bit too open when Rigoberto Acosta came free, but Duke Holden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Rigoberto Acosta made a precise shot to the right of Duke Holden. Muppet XI's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hunter Bermudez got free with Fabrício Sá in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute Benjamim Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duke Holden saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Muppet XI's Duke Holden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Acosta in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Muppet XI's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamim Paiva came free, but Duke Holden reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duke Holden didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rigoberto Acosta went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Duke Holden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Muppet XI's Duke Holden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim Paiva in the 32nd minute of play. Duke Holden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rigoberto Acosta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mickey McCord scored 0-5 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duke Holden, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When American kids's Benjamim Paiva in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Muppet XI's goalie prevented a goal. Duke Holden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darell Quintana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Paiva in the 47th minute of play forced Muppet XI's goalkeeper Duke Holden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Conrad Madison to strike the kick off in the second half. Benjamim Paiva hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Duke Holden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamim Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute of the match, Rico Proctor got a very nice opportunity to score, but Duke Holden was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 74 played minutes Muppet XI got a freekick which was hit by Caleb Betts. Muppet XI's Duke Holden proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Muppet XI from getting a goal against them. Muppet XI's Duke Holden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darell Quintana in the 78th minute of play. Duke Holden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darell Quintana in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mickey McCord got free with Duke Holden in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabrício Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hunter Bermudez, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Duke Holden made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darell Quintana in the 89th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Rigoberto Acosta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duke Holden saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, one of Muppet XI: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 Muppet XI. The Muppet XI fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. American kids were clearly better and deserved to take the win.