MDQ Raptors Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Sport Club Mavericks's Luizão Lima started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cosme Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Telmo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermengildo Ursino in the 11th minute of the match. If Teofilo Adrio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Telmo de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Järvenperä in the 14th minute of play. Ernesto Elodio kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Telmo de Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teofilo Adrio. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sport Club Mavericks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abelardo Rocendo was slow to take the kick. During this time MDQ Raptors FC's players had a chance to rest. Sport Club Mavericks's Telmo de Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Sport Club Mavericks from getting a goal against them. When Marcos Almeida fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sport Club Mavericks's protests and gave Marcos Almeida a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sport Club Mavericks getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Marcos Almeida hit a great ball. Telmo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermengildo Ursino in the 22nd minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ernesto Elodio in the 25th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Sport Club Mavericks's João Paulo de Sena. In the 26th minute Luizão Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosme Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, MDQ Raptors FC's Daniel Järvenperä nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Telmo de Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. MDQ Raptors FC's Cosme Francesco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Guerreiro in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Järvenperä got free with Telmo de Amorim in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute, Sport Club Mavericks's Arturo Filippini seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Arturo Filippini the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sport Club Mavericks protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Arturo Filippini had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 40 played minutes Sport Club Mavericks got a freekick which was hit by Arturo Filippini. Sport Club Mavericks made a substitution. Luo Chuan replaced Luizão Lima. A collision led to Sport Club Mavericks getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Arturo Filippini hit a great ball. It was beautiful to see MDQ Raptors FC's Ernesto Elodio in action when he in the 43rd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 45th match minute, Sport Club Mavericks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ong Mathews to maneuver through the defense. Afanasiy Mozolin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo de Amorim having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Järvenperä made a kick off. Sport Club Mavericks's Telmo de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Adrio in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Järvenperä in the 53rd minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Telmo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Järvenperä in the 55th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Telmo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sport Club Mavericks's Luís Gustavo Coelho was substituted for João Paulo de Sena. Cosme Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Guerreiro in the 59th minute of play. Cosme Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Guerreiro in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Järvenperä came free, but Telmo de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Telmo de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Järvenperä in the 66th minute of play. Telmo de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Ursino in the 67th minute of play. Cosme Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Guerreiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in MDQ Raptors FC's zone, Armando Guerreiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cosme Francesco came out of the goal and Armando Guerreiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Guerreiro in the 77th minute of play forced MDQ Raptors FC's goalkeeper Cosme Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Armando Guerreiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosme Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Hermengildo Ursino notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Sport Club Mavericks's Telmo de Amorim. Telmo de Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Daniel Järvenperä in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Telmo de Amorim saved Sport Club Mavericks from getting behind. In the 88th minute, Hermengildo Ursino made a precise shot to the right of Telmo de Amorim. Sport Club Mavericks's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. When Marcos Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Sport Club Mavericks 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 Marcos Almeida couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute Teofilo Adrio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo de Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MDQ Raptors FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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