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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Freddy Tindale started the match with the kick off. Rodney Church didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thierry Henry went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 7 minutes, Tião Maia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pragmáticos 1903 and the Memphis Grizzlies players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 8th minute, Tião Maia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes in the game Dave Fleming did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Brian Patterson. Dave Fleming kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Thierry Henry might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodney Church. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thierry Henry ran back to his position shaking his head. Rodney Church showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferenc Puskás, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Rodney Church didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ferenc Puskás went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. If Freddy Tindale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thierry Henry in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodney Church prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thierry Henry in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodney Church saved Memphis Grizzlies from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Thierry Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pragmáticos 1903's supporters rose to their feet, but Thierry Henry was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodney Church breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Thierry Henry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pragmáticos 1903 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Thierry Henry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodney Church showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thierry Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The Memphis Grizzlies players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pragmáticos 1903 were winning 0-6.

After a defensive mix-up in Memphis Grizzlies's zone, Thierry Henry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodney Church came out of the goal and Thierry Henry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 57 minutes into the match, Thierry Henry notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Memphis Grizzlies's Rodney Church. Rodney Church was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dave Fleming got a throw-in 60 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Brian Patterson. When Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Memphis Grizzlies's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 64 minutes, Thierry Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pragmáticos 1903's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thierry Henry was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thierry Henry kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Ruud Gullit hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. After having played for 72 minutes, Thierry Henry managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pragmáticos 1903's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thierry Henry 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 77th minute Freddy Tindale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Carlos Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Pragmáticos 1903's Thierry Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodney Church narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pragmáticos 1903 made a substitution. Ismael Severo replaced Thierry Henry. In the 82nd match minute, Memphis Grizzlies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Patterson to maneuver through the defense. Brian Patterson was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Memphis Grizzlies's Brian Patterson got a free kick in the 86th minute. Rodney Church made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ismael Severo in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Severo in the 90th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Rodney Church to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ismael Severo came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Pragmáticos 1903 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 Ismael Severo couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Pragmáticos 1903 could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Memphis Grizzlies throughout the match.