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Spectators: 8458 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) Roy Makaay made the kick off and thus started the match. Gabriel Barral made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when William Lucas sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Villaverde Celeste Clube getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Edmund Wawrukiewicz hit a great ball. Nenko Reza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Bezerra in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shao Hao Zhen in the 10th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 23rd minute of the match. Gabriel Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Vinicio Junior came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nicolai Otamendi got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Villaverde Celeste Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 34th minute. Penalty! 35 minutes into the game, Adrian Kruse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nenko Reza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nenko Reza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shao Hao Zhen in the 40th minute of the match. Nenko Reza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shao Hao Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vinicio Junior to make the kick off. Shao Hao Zhen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Nenko Reza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Shao Hao Zhen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Nenko Reza made a huge save. After some careless play in the Ferreira Lopes MZC defense, Roy Makaay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Barral. The Ferreira Lopes MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Barral should have stopped the shot. Gabriel Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute William Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Gil Pirani was substituted for Adrian Kruse. After a rather tough play, Ferreira Lopes MZC's Vinicio Junior got a free kick in the 66th minute. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Gabriel Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 68th minute of play. In the 69thth minute of the game Roy Makaay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ferreira Lopes MZC's Gabriel Barral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling William Lucas in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Barral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ferreira Lopes MZC made a substitution. Folke Kühlem replaced Pedroso Geromel. Gabriel Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matheus Baltazar in the 81st minute of the match. In the 96th minute William Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Ferreira Lopes MZC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Villaverde Celeste Clube.