Estádio Aguinhas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elias Toscano made the kick off which started today's match. Nagrand's Iskandar Phua got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurício Toscano in the 8th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Alam Dyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elder Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iskandar Phua, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Elias Toscano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alam Dyce. Nagrand's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elias Toscano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Leão in the 26th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Alam Dyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Donato hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Aguinhas's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Chandran came free, but Elder Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elder Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Didi Chandran, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Elias Toscano came free with the goalkeeper in the 33rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alam Dyce could save by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rudy Yi-Sheng during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Rudy Yi-Sheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Maurício Toscano from long distance, 35 minutes into the match, got Alam Dyce's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nicholas Soon's late challenge caught a Aguinhas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicholas Soon helped the player get up and apologised. With 38 minutes on the clock, Afiz Hee commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of Nagrand:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Aguinhas:s goal. Nagrand:s Alam Dyce showed great skill when he stopped Maurício Toscano:s penalty. With a little luck, Nagrand's Alam Dyce got control of the ball when Marcelo Leão tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurício Toscano in the 46th minute of play forced Nagrand's goalkeeper Alam Dyce to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Didi Chandran to make the kick off. In the 58th minute Maurício Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alam Dyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Marcelo Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alam Dyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Maurício Toscano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alam Dyce. Nagrand's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maurício Toscano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 71st minute Elias Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alam Dyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelo Leão during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Nagrand booed when Aguinhas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Leão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th match minute, Nagrand was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Laycock to maneuver through the defense. Elias Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Alam Dyce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alam Dyce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Toscano in the 86th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Didi Chandran during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Nagrand getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Didi Chandran hit a great ball. In the 88th minute of the match Maurício Toscano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alam Dyce skillfully saved the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Didi Chandran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elder Queiroz. Aguinhas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Didi Chandran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Alam Dyce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Toscano in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th minute Elias Toscano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alam Dyce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aguinhas's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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