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MACAU STADIUM LUZ
Spectators: 9271 (Terracing: 6955, Seating: 2132, VIP seats: 184) MACAU. F.C's Şükrü Yazargil 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. D.J. Bamba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Lourenço Vilanova came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the MACAU. F.C 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 Lourenço Vilanova couldn't finish the play. Ni Guang Yong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lourenço Vilanova, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Imre Hellinger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but D.J. Bamba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. D.J. Bamba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 13th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Waldemar Rosen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 22 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Waldemar Rosen came free, but D.J. Bamba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 27th minute of the game was made by Lourenço Vilanova with Luo Feng Bang as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 27th minute Luo Feng Bang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Guang Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Şükrü Yazargil came free, but Ni Guang Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. D.J. Bamba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Imre Hellinger, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. D.J. Bamba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. D.J. Bamba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imre Hellinger in the 38th minute of play. Imre Hellinger scored 0-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of D.J. Bamba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 43 played minutes Pinhote FC got a freekick which was hit by Osmane Süleymanov. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pinhote FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xiao Fenge was slow to take the kick. During this time MACAU. F.C's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Lourenço Vilanova heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Imre Hellinger to make the kick off. With a little luck, MACAU. F.C's D.J. Bamba got control of the ball when Waldemar Rosen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pinhote FC's Imre Hellinger got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's Şükrü Yazargil sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ni Guang Yong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Şükrü Yazargil took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ni Guang Yong. Ni Guang Yong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Şükrü Yazargil in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ni Guang Yong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. MACAU. F.C's D.J. Bamba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save MACAU. F.C from getting a goal against them. A sloppy throw-in by Angelo Assunção in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pinhote FC's Bart Buckinx. Ni Guang Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luo Feng Bang in the 73rd minute of play. Angelo Assunção scored 2-1 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ni Guang Yong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. D.J. Bamba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luís Ceresso in the 77th minute of play. D.J. Bamba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldemar Rosen in the 79th minute of the match. Ni Guang Yong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Assunção in the 83rd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Pinhote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luo Feng Bang came free, but Ni Guang Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to MACAU. F.C getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Bater Pivetta hit a great ball. D.J. Bamba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Imre Hellinger, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. D.J. Bamba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Imre Hellinger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Imre Hellinger came free, but D.J. Bamba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.