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EMIRATES STADIUM
Spectators: 8216 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 163) The audience was convinced that Lucas Arce's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvinho Monteiro was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bebeto de Carvalho during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bebeto de Carvalho hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Resul Erdemalp in the 11th minute of play forced Itapeipu AD's goalkeeper Silvinho Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Lucas Arce ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silvinho Monteiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. América-SC F.C.'s Arkadiusz Smolarek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save América-SC F.C. from getting a goal against them. When América-SC F.C.'s Guga Simão, in the 18th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for América-SC F.C.. 20 minutes into the match, América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Arkadiusz Smolarek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Alberto Azevedo. Arkadiusz Smolarek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Greg Marshall in the 27th minute. In the 30th minute Itapeipu AD were awarded a corner. Ege Kınık went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elder Domingues in the 34th minute of play forced Itapeipu AD's goalkeeper Silvinho Monteiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvinho Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guga Simão in the 39th minute of the match. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Resul Erdemalp was the one to do the kick off. Resul Erdemalp who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Silvinho Monteiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Silvinho Monteiro made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Resul Erdemalp sent off a good shot on target. Resul Erdemalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Silvinho Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Itapeipu AD's goalkeeper Silvinho Monteiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guga Simão. Guga Simão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Silvinho Monteiro made a huge save. Itapeipu AD's Silvinho Monteiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Itapeipu AD from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the game, Resul Erdemalp recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Silvinho Monteiro. Resul Erdemalp showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. If Greg Marshall had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Itapeipu AD's Luiz Paulo Moraes was substituted for Desiderio Tome. 77 minutes into the match, Greg Marshall had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arkadiusz Smolarek. América-SC F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Greg Marshall was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Hílton Souza hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. América-SC F.C.'s Arkadiusz Smolarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Greg Marshall in the 80th minute of play. Silvinho Monteiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabi Gol in the 85th minute. Silvinho Monteiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gabi Gol showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 87 minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Greg Marshall notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of América-SC F.C.'s Arkadiusz Smolarek. Arkadiusz Smolarek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvinho de Lima during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Silvinho de Lima hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Gabi Gol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Silvinho Monteiro made a huge save. The América-SC F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.