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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) La Cosa Nostra's Hans Otterlei 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. In the 6th match minute, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruy Nunes to maneuver through the defense. Joel Delfino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Suazo in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans Otterlei in the 9th minute of play forced ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's goalkeeper Nicolas Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans Otterlei might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolas Britto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hans Otterlei ran back to his position shaking his head. Nicolas Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hans Otterlei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Suazo in the 32nd minute of play. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Nicolas Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans Otterlei in the 34th minute of play. Hans Otterlei took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Britto. Nicolas Britto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's attentive Ruy Nunes managed to snatch the ball when Joel Suarez made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. After 43 played minutes La Cosa Nostra got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Alvarez. In the 45th match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaw Ludzia to maneuver through the defense. After the first half La Cosa Nostra were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Humberto Suazo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, La Cosa Nostra's Nicolas Britto threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hans Otterlei, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Humberto Suazo in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Delfino saved La Cosa Nostra from getting behind. Nicolas Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Alvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Ranolfo Piedrahita was substituted for Humberto Suazo. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's Armando Petrosino was substituted for Luiz Eduardo Valadares. Joel Delfino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cody Miles in the 64th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's Hans Otterlei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicolas Britto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 75th minute Ranolfo Piedrahita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Delfino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tytus Lepper to maneuver through the defense. Joel Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ranolfo Piedrahita in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Guilherme Ramos made a precise shot to the right of Joel Delfino. La Cosa Nostra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 87 minutes into the match, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's goalkeeper Nicolas Britto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marciano Bizen. Marciano Bizen might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolas Britto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marciano Bizen ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marciano Bizen got free with Nicolas Britto in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, La Cosa Nostra's Marciano Bizen dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. The La Cosa Nostra supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing La Cosa Nostra would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.