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Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice got the match started through his kick off. In the 10th minute Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, FS Baile De Monique's goal looked a bit too open when Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice came free, but Mané Brasil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Triforce Super Soccer getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice hit a great ball. Triforce Super Soccer's Cristian Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shi Yang Gang in the 19th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Shi Yang Gang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cristian Salles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristian Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu Maranhense in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute FS Baile De Monique were awarded a corner. Fernandinho Schmidt went to the cornerflag to take it. FS Baile De Monique's Fernandinho Schmidt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristian Salles in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Triforce Super Soccer's zone, Shi Yang Gang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Salles came out of the goal and Shi Yang Gang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristian Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Yang Gang, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Gernando Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Shi Yang Gang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristian Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Yang Gang in the 31st minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, FS Baile De Monique's goal looked a bit too open when Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice came free, but Mané Brasil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Triforce Super Soccer's zone, Gugu Maranhense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Salles came out of the goal and Gugu Maranhense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mané Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice in the 43rd minute of play forced FS Baile De Monique's goalkeeper Mané Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 played minutes FS Baile De Monique got a freekick which was hit by Elder Lara. After the first half FS Baile De Monique were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the match, FS Baile De Monique's Shi Yang Gang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Salles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice managed to get in a good position for a shot. Triforce Super Soccer's supporters rose to their feet, but Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Brasil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to FS Baile De Monique getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Fernandinho Schmidt hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Luiz Paulo de Lima notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FS Baile De Monique's Mané Brasil. Mané Brasil was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Shi Yang Gang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Salles having to interfere. Mané Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FS Baile De Monique's zone, Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané Brasil came out of the goal and Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Mané Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Shi Yang Gang took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Cristian Salles to make any attempt to save it. Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Triforce Super Soccer made a substitution. Zeca Magalhães replaced Jefferson Xavier. When Shi Yang Gang came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FS Baile De Monique 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 Shi Yang Gang couldn't finish the play. Triforce Super Soccer made a substitution. Hudson Neto replaced Sandrinho Passos. Mané Brasil stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute Shi Yang Gang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Gernando Saldanha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the match, Triforce Super Soccer's goalkeeper Cristian Salles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gugu Maranhense. Chants of FS Baile De Monique echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Triforce Super Soccer had held the ball for most of the match.