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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Magno das Neves got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Adrian Rosario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Magno das Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the game, Magno das Neves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Patrick Armstrong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Patrick Armstrong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Våleman in the 28th minute of play forced Bem Bolado's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Sergipano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Våleman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong got control of the ball when Mo Di Yun tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peter Linkhorst kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in ManagerZone Crew's zone, Cláudio Donatello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Armstrong came out of the goal and Cláudio Donatello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Thorbjörn Olerius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Thorbjörn Olerius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Faria charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Faria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Diego Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Peter Linkhorst to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Sergiu Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adrian Våleman might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiaguinho Sergipano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrian Våleman ran back to his position shaking his head. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Donatello in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute Bem Bolado were awarded a corner. Magno das Neves went to the cornerflag to take it. Diego Faria was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Peter Linkhorst could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Tiaguinho Sergipano made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio Donatello in the 68th minute of play forced ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Armstrong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cláudio Donatello in the 71st minute of play. With 73 minutes on the clock, Diguinho da Rocha commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 73rd minute, one of Bem Bolado:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bem Bolado. Bem Bolado:s Tiaguinho Sergipano showed great skill when he stopped Adrian Våleman:s penalty. 74 minutes into the match, Adrian Våleman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiaguinho Sergipano. Bem Bolado's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adrian Våleman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 79th minute, Cláudio Donatello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bem Bolado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Lima in the 83rd minute of play. Wilson Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Wilson Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ManagerZone Crew's Adrian Rosario suffered a sore thigh after 94 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Narciso Salles's late challenge caught a ManagerZone Crew's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Salles helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ManagerZone Crew booed when Bem Bolado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bem Bolado's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.