League

New York Arena
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Caetano Levandowsky started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Henrique Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Levandowsky in the 4th minute of play. Geovani Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Rojelio in the 6th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredinho Negri got free with Henrique Prata in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute Márcio de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio de Lara in the 11th minute of play forced . Manhattan SC .'s goalkeeper Geovani Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudinho Penha's late challenge caught a Sport Club do Recife's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudinho Penha helped the player get up and apologised. Claudinho Penha hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. With an all-out effort, . Manhattan SC .'s Henrique Prata threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Caetano Levandowsky, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Geovani Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Havier in the 20th minute of the match. After 24 minutes Sport Club do Recife's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Prince Polo who took care of the corner kick. Henrique Prata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Levandowsky in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute Caetano Levandowsky shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrique Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Jaime Rojelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caetano Levandowsky's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henrique Prata read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, . Manhattan SC .'s goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Rojelio came free, but Geovani Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Emil Hellman fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored . Manhattan SC .'s protests and gave Emil Hellman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd match minute, . Manhattan SC . was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Hellman to maneuver through the defense. 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 Anselmo Moraes to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Anselmo Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Geovani Velloso. . Manhattan SC .'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anselmo Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. . Manhattan SC .'s Kadri Tuncal was substituted for Caetano Levandowsky. Tomas Havier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Geovani Velloso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Geovani Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomas Havier in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind . Manhattan SC .'s goalkeeper Geovani Velloso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Henrique Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredinho Negri in the 68th minute of play. Henrique Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prince Polo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henrique Prata didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredinho Negri went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Geovani Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anselmo Moraes in the 77th minute of the match. Henrique Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredinho Negri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Prince Polo came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the . Manhattan SC . fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Prince Polo couldn't finish the play. Geovani Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After 87 minutes . Manhattan SC .'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Matías Mota who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Matías Mota almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but . Manhattan SC .'s Geovani Velloso did a great save. Alfredinho Negri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Sport Club do Recife's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Negri came free, but Henrique Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to . Manhattan SC . getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. 朱扬岩 hit a great ball. In the 97th minute, . Manhattan SC .'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jaime Rojelio fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.