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Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kullervo Niemivirta kicked off to start the match. Gigi Mantu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gino de Brito in the 8th minute. Olivier Dubs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kullervo Niemivirta in the 18th minute of play. Gigi Mantu came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by BEST FABIO F.C.'s Toninho Cosme. But to his dismay, Toninho Cosme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Gino de Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot. BEST FABIO F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Gino de Brito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gigi Mantu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Toninho Cosme took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gigi Mantu. Gigi Mantu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Gigi Mantu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gino de Brito in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Mannerheim's goalkeeper Gigi Mantu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Przemyslaw Tworek. With a little luck, Mannerheim's Gigi Mantu got control of the ball when Gino de Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mannerheim's Gigi Mantu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Cosme in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Gino de Brito dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gigi Mantu, 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toninho Cosme to make the kick off. Gigi Mantu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gino de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Olivier Dubs made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Albert Jokilahti sent off a good shot on target. Przemyslaw Tworek might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gigi Mantu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Przemyslaw Tworek ran back to his position shaking his head. Gigi Mantu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toninho Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the game, Toninho Cosme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Gigi Mantu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Israel Felo was substituted for Toninho Cosme. Zé Augusto Batista hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Olivier Dubs was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Albert Jokilahti. Atilla Kağan Ergüvenç charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atilla Kağan Ergüvenç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for BEST FABIO F.C.! Gigi Mantu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 冰谷 周星星 in the 84th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, 冰谷 周星星 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gigi Mantu. Mannerheim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 冰谷 周星星 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Gigi Mantu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Felo in the 86th minute of play. When Dong Tian Xing came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Mannerheim 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 Dong Tian Xing couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the game, 冰谷 周星星 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Gigi Mantu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 93 minutes into the game, Israel Felo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Gigi Mantu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 96th minute, Adolfo Delaney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. BEST FABIO F.C. had won after a very even match.