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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Rod Williamson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Markus Pflüger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 12th minute Rod Williamson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Pflüger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Escobar. After a rather tough play, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's William Greig got a free kick in the 14th minute. Pedro Luiz Novaes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Philip Palmer. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience cheered when Pedro Luiz Novaes's long shot passed Philip Palmer's right side. It was 1-0, 15 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Sojourner Truth Pioneers defense, Gualter Pitta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Philip Palmer. The Sojourner Truth Pioneers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Philip Palmer should have stopped the shot. 25 minutes into the match, Gualter Pitta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Philip Palmer. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gualter Pitta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 27th minute William Rennie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Pflüger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Du Esporte Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rod Williamson was slow to take the kick. During this time Sojourner Truth Pioneers's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Philip Palmer got control of the ball when Pablo Escobar tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Sojourner Truth Pioneers's zone, André Luiz Travassos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Philip Palmer came out of the goal and André Luiz Travassos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan da Cunha made in the 40th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gualter Pitta immediately put the ball in play. Gualter Pitta who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Philip Palmer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Gualter Pitta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling André Luiz Travassos in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Philip Palmer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rod Williamson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Sojourner Truth Pioneers defense, Gualter Pitta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Philip Palmer. The Sojourner Truth Pioneers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Philip Palmer should have stopped the shot. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Philip Palmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 姚然城 in the 70th minute of play. Markus Pflüger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rod Williamson, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Philip Palmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualter Pitta in the 78th minute of play. Philip Palmer didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Du Esporte Clube's André Luiz Travassos shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 7-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Du Esporte Clube's Edu Cavalcante got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 89 played minutes, Du Esporte Clube's Rodolfo Castro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Philip Palmer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Du Esporte Clube reached it. In the 90th minute, Peter Silvester hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Philip Palmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualter Pitta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualter Pitta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Sojourner Truth Pioneers getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Albert Shaw hit a great ball. Rodolfo Castro, 97 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When the referee ended the match the Du Esporte Clube players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.