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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou 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. Renan Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.A. Francana's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carl Åberg was slow to take the kick. During this time LOS BUITRES's players had a chance to rest. Carl Åberg made a great header on LOS BUITRES's corner, it was just that A.A. Francana's Renan Melo managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Zhou in the 7th minute of play forced A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as A.A. Francana's Roman Koenig slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Truman Harrington. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. 15 minutes into the match, A.A. Francana's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Zhou came free, but Renan Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Bergsten came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Renan Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Zhou in the 22nd minute of the match. Renan Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lv Zhou went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 24th minute Roman Koenig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Truman Harrington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elliott Bergsten in the 27th minute of the match. Renan Melo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lv Zhou went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 36th minute of the match A.A. Francana got a corner. LOS BUITRES's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francisco Secco ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 40thth minute of the game Lv Zhou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.A. Francana's Renan Melo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Zhou in the 43rd minute of play forced A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Renan Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to A.A. Francana getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Erik Souza hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Charlie Boström made the kick off in the second half. Renan Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lv Zhou in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renan Melo saved A.A. Francana from getting behind. LOS BUITRES were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after A.A. Francana's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carl Åberg took the corner. 57 minutes into the match, A.A. Francana's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Zhou came free, but Renan Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, A.A. Francana's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Zhou came free, but Renan Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.A. Francana's goalie prevented a goal. 72 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Charlie Boström came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lv Zhou took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Renan Melo. Renan Melo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lv Zhou in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Renan Melo saved A.A. Francana from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Lv Zhou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renan Melo was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind A.A. Francana's goalkeeper Renan Melo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 86th match minute, A.A. Francana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. Lv Zhou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Renan Melo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.A. Francana's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Narciso Socorro was slow to take the kick. During this time LOS BUITRES's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Narciso Socorro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A.A. Francana's Renan Melo did a great save. In the 90th minute Lv Zhou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Truman Harrington made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charlie Boström in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched LOS BUITRES eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.