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Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Edvard Hellqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Pinheiros Capibaras FC's Narciso Mendes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Edvard Hellqvist in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 8 minutes into the game, Silvinho Quintal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Edvard Hellqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 12 minutes, Ernst Högberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Björnlunda IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernst Högberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frank Håning fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tang Quan Yan having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Narciso Mendes notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Björnlunda IF's Edvard Hellqvist. Edvard Hellqvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edvard Hellqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jhonny Rabelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Pinheiros Capibaras FC's Narciso Mendes got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Björnlunda IF booed when Pinheiros Capibaras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evandro Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 minutes of play, Pinheiros Capibaras FC's Jhonny Rabelo made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edvard Hellqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tang Quan Yan made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Klas Lundgren sent off a good shot on target. Frank Håning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Robert Nordgren hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute, Jhonny Rabelo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pinheiros Capibaras FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After the first half Pinheiros Capibaras FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Narciso Mendes to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Ernst Högberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tang Quan Yan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Pinheiros Capibaras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Klas Lundgren came free, but Tang Quan Yan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Pinheiros Capibaras FC booed when Björnlunda IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Nordgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Björnlunda IF's Edvard Hellqvist got control of the ball when Narciso Mendes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Björnlunda IF's goal looked a bit too open when Jhonny Rabelo came free, but Edvard Hellqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Jhonny Rabelo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Edvard Hellqvist, 0-5. 80 minutes into the match, Björnlunda IF's goalkeeper Edvard Hellqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Narciso Mendes. Edvard Hellqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narciso Mendes in the 84th minute. After some careless play in the Björnlunda IF defense, Jhonny Rabelo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edvard Hellqvist. The Björnlunda IF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edvard Hellqvist should have stopped the shot. Edvard Hellqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jhonny Rabelo in the 89th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Daniel Ekström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tang Quan Yan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Håning, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the match was over Pinheiros Capibaras FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Björnlunda IF throughout the match.