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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Adalberto Amorim made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Edu Negri hit a great ball. Adalberto Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Wilson Korir made a huge save. Adalberto Amorim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Wilson Korir skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Ramiro Cerezo fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's protests and gave Ramiro Cerezo a yellow card for diving instead. Ramiro Cerezo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Sammy Kosgei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sydney Antunes was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. When André Luiz Ceresso fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's protests and gave André Luiz Ceresso a yellow card for diving instead. After 19 played minutes, Rothwell Park's Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sydney Antunes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rothwell Park reached it. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Sydney Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sammy Kosgei in the 22nd minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Rothwell Park's goalkeeper Wilson Korir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adalberto Amorim. Adalberto Amorim took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Korir. Wilson Korir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 31st minute LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC were awarded a corner. Edu Negri went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Rothwell Park getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ogembo Waithaka hit a great ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Talib Hassan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Sydney Antunes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Rothwell Park's Olga Mohamed got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Talib Hassan in the 46th minute of play forced LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper Sydney Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Talib Hassan made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Talib Hassan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rothwell Park's supporters crossed their fingers, but Talib Hassan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilson Korir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Zablon Maish's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sydney Antunes was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Sydney Antunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Talib Hassan's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Zablon Maish received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sydney Antunes came out and tried to block the shot, but Zablon Maish slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 73rd minute. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC made a substitution. Dráusio da Costa replaced André Luiz Ceresso. The audience was convinced that Talib Hassan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sydney Antunes was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. When Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rothwell Park's protests and gave Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst a yellow card for diving instead. After 84 played minutes Rothwell Park got a freekick which was hit by Abcdefghijklmno Abcdefghijklmnopqrst. Edu Negri was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 84th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Wilson Korir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Aparecido in the 86th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Adalberto Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Korir was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. A hard shot 93 in the game by Talib Hassan from a close distance when the talented Sydney Antunes managed to make a qualified save. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's players were relieved. After 95 played minutes LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Aílton Penha. The Rothwell Park supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Rothwell Park would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.