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Peters Arena Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adérito Lustosa took the kick off in the first half of the match. The Arrifana FC fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when Arrifana FC's Hu Jian Yi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Francisco Quirino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Jian Yi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Igrejas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Peter Stuyvesant FC's Francisco Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomé Jesus in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Hu Jian Yi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Quirino. Peter Stuyvesant FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hu Jian Yi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. David Figueiredo hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. When Mihály Pulai came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Arrifana FC 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 Mihály Pulai couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Peter Stuyvesant FC's zone, Alfredo Igrejas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisco Quirino came out of the goal and Alfredo Igrejas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco Quirino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Igrejas in the 22nd minute of the match. When Tomé Jesus came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Arrifana FC 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 Tomé Jesus couldn't finish the play. 25 minutes into the match, Hu Jian Yi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Peter Stuyvesant FC's Francisco Quirino. Francisco Quirino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With 29 minutes on the clock, Duarte Toscano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Francisco Quirino had in the 31stth minute some difficulties stopping Mihály Pulai's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Francisco Quirino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Igrejas in the 38th minute of play. Francisco Branco's late challenge caught a Arrifana FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Branco helped the player get up and apologised. Francisco Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Tomé Jesus notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Peter Stuyvesant FC's Francisco Quirino. Francisco Quirino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adérito Lustosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 47 minutes of play, Arrifana FC's Tomé Jesus made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Francisco Quirino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

58 minutes into the match, Peter Stuyvesant FC's goalkeeper Francisco Quirino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hu Jian Yi. Francisco Quirino made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Hu Jian Yi sent off a good shot on target. Arrifana FC's Olavo Moreira suffered a concussion in the 68th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Maurício Vilalobos charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurício Vilalobos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maurício Vilalobos kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Francisco Quirino made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Hu Jian Yi sent off a good shot on target. Francisco Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hu Jian Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Hu Jian Yi didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-9 via right post in the game's 74th minute. Arrifana FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! An unexpectedly hard shot by Adérito Lustosa in the 82nd minute of play forced Arrifana FC's goalkeeper Hélio Póvoas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hu Jian Yi kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Adérito Lustosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hélio Póvoas having to make a save. Tomé Jesus could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Francisco Quirino made a huge save. Hu Jian Yi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Francisco Quirino made a huge save.