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Manuel Marques
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Deng Zheng Ke kicked off to start the match. Osvaldo Burrell kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Claudio Engel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deng Zheng Ke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, SCU Torreense's Osvaldo Burrell got a free kick in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Deng Zheng Ke in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Engel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 18 minutes, Damon Kenney managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ditalent.F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Damon Kenney was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dirk McQueen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 26th play minutes Deng Zheng Ke shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Claudio Engel and just under the crossbar into goal. Ditalent.F.C.'s Haimon Moraitopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rory Bryant in the 29th minute of play. Claudio Engel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Deng Zheng Ke's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Haimon Moraitopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rory Bryant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rory Bryant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Haimon Moraitopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th match minute, SCU Torreense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zackary Paquette to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, SCU Torreense's goal looked a bit too open when Deng Zheng Ke came free, but Claudio Engel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudio Engel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deng Zheng Ke, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rory Bryant stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Dirk McQueen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Deng Zheng Ke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ditalent.F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Deng Zheng Ke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudio Engel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Deng Zheng Ke did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Claudio Engel 53 minutes into the match. SCU Torreense's Claudio Engel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save SCU Torreense from getting a goal against them. Damon Kenney recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Deng Zheng Kes short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Claudio Engel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Elliot Lacy was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 78 minutes into the match. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ditalent.F.C.! After a defensive mix-up in SCU Torreense's zone, Dirk McQueen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio Engel came out of the goal and Dirk McQueen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Filiberto Fowler kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Dirk McQueen 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. Claudio Engel made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Marcellus Cox sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 89 minutes, Dudley Puckett managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ditalent.F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dudley Puckett was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute, one of Ditalent.F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ditalent.F.C.. Ditalent.F.C.:s Haimon Moraitopoulos showed great skill when he stopped Solomon London:s penalty. In the 92nd minute, Solomon London made a precise shot to the right of Haimon Moraitopoulos. Ditalent.F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-7. The SCU Torreense supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ditalent.F.C.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Ditalent.F.C..