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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kraig Fred made the kick off and thus started the match. Marcos Ranolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feng Ting Chong in the 3rd minute of the match. Marcos Ranolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goal looked a bit too open when Deilmison van Basten came free, but Marcos Ranolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deilmison van Basten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Ranolfo having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodriguinho Sousa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rodriguinho Sousa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kraig Fred in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kraig Fred got free with Rodriguinho Sousa in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kraig Freds short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Rodriguinho Sousa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 23 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goal looked a bit too open when Robin van Persie came free, but Marcos Ranolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Ranolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feng Ting Chong, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Marcos Ranolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feng Ting Chong in the 27th minute of the match. Flavio Iraunkor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcos Ranolfo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Feng Ting Chong went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of ATHLETICO PRaiano booed when Estudiantes de América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Dei didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcos Ranolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half ATHLETICO PRaiano were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Deilmison van Basten was the one to do the kick off. Estudiantes de América's Marcos Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 51st minute of play. Kraig Fred recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Gavino Raymundo replaced Flavio Iraunkor. Estudiantes de América's Concetto Trasatti was substituted for Kraig Fred. The audience was convinced that Concetto Trasatti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodriguinho Sousa was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 62nd minute Traian Blăniță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodriguinho Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Raymundo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 71st minute Gavino Raymundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Estudiantes de América's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Feng Ting Chong scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Ranolfo, making the score, 0-2. 81 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Concetto Trasatti came free, but Rodriguinho Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Estudiantes de América's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robin van Persie was slow to take the kick. During this time ATHLETICO PRaiano's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Robin van Persie got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcos Ranolfo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rodriguinho Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Trasatti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Maximo Dei almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa did a great save. Rodriguinho Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Raymundo in the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 93rd minute of play forced Estudiantes de América's goalkeeper Marcos Ranolfo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The ATHLETICO PRaiano supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ATHLETICO PRaiano would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.