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Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Tobiasz Rostow made the kick off and thus started the match. 胡峰阳's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iason Plexioudas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Ruben Adrio hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Iason Plexioudas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobiasz Rostow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 5 played minutes Master Champion got a freekick which was hit by Lev Shershun. NeW York CitY CopS's Eleuterio Petrigai managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aarne Mikkola in the 8 minute of the game. NeW York CitY CopS's Iason Plexioudas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matei Corona in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by NeW York CitY CopS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aarne Mikkola was slow to take the kick. During this time Master Champion's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Master Champion's Aarne Mikkola to fire away a dangerous shot which Iason Plexioudas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Iason Plexioudas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matei Corona in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobiasz Rostow in the 15th minute of play forced NeW York CitY CopS's goalkeeper Iason Plexioudas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobiasz Rostow took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iason Plexioudas. Iason Plexioudas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delmar Amaya during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, NeW York CitY CopS's Delmar Amaya got a free kick in the 20th minute. After a rather tough play, NeW York CitY CopS's David Joanes got a free kick in the 21st minute. Iason Plexioudas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Vander, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 25th match minute, Master Champion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lev Shershun to maneuver through the defense. Lev Shershun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Iason Plexioudas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iason Plexioudas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobiasz Rostow, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Tobiasz Rostow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iason Plexioudas was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tobiasz Rostow in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iason Plexioudas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Iason Plexioudas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobiasz Rostow in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 43rd match minute, Master Champion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aarne Mikkola to maneuver through the defense. Iason Plexioudas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matei Corona went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. NeW York CitY CopS's Gustavo Quentin was substituted for Higinio Arias. NeW York CitY CopS made a substitution. Aldo Rito replaced Daniel Moura. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gustavo Quentin was the one to do the kick off. Iason Plexioudas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 胡峰阳 in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Tobiasz Rostow made a precise shot to the right of Iason Plexioudas. NeW York CitY CopS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 胡峰阳 scored 0-5 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iason Plexioudas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 63 minutes into the match, Master Champion's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Quentin came free, but Nicolae Ceaușescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 minutes of play, Master Champion's Matei Corona made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iason Plexioudas was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Rito in the 67th minute of play forced Master Champion's goalkeeper Nicolae Ceaușescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Master Champion's Artur Vander got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 71st match minute, Master Champion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Perivaldo Aparecido to maneuver through the defense. Nicolae Ceaușescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Quentin in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Master Champion's goal looked a bit too open when Eleuterio Petrigai came free, but Nicolae Ceaușescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Gustavo Quentin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolae Ceaușescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aldo Rito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolae Ceaușescu was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 胡峰阳 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Iason Plexioudas came out and tried to block the shot, but 胡峰阳 slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 80th minute. Master Champion's Jorge Vasconcelos was substituted for Matei Corona. If Jorge Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tobiasz Rostow could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Iason Plexioudas made a huge save. Master Champion's Jorge Vasconcelos was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 94th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Iason Plexioudas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Vasconcelos in the 98th minute of the match. Master Champion played a much better game than NeW York CitY CopS and deserved their victory. The NeW York CitY CopS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.