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Olímpico de Roma
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Santiago Celipe kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, Coghlan FC's Pedro Luís Macedo threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Oscar Gorbea, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Coghlan FC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Rosendo Domingues hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, AC Korban's José Bastos broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Angelino Efraim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luís Macedo having to interfere. In the 13th match minute, AC Korban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldinho Machado to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Nando Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Coghlan FC defense, Nando Matos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hermengildo Santana. The Coghlan FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hermengildo Santana should have stopped the shot. Pedro Luís Macedo came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Coghlan FC's Angelino Efraim. But to his dismay, Angelino Efraim quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Angelino Efraim might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Luís Macedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelino Efraim ran back to his position shaking his head. Hermengildo Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Matos in the 42nd minute of play. Vinícius Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Santana having to interfere. A collision led to AC Korban getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Falcão Ramalho hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nando Matos made a kick off. After 51 played minutes AC Korban got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Ramalho. In the 51st minute Santiago Celipe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luís Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 52nd match minute, AC Korban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinícius Perez to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AC Korban getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Falcão Ramalho hit a great ball. After 57 played minutes AC Korban got a freekick which was hit by Cássio Vinhas. When Coghlan FC's Santiago Celipe in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Korban's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Celipe in the 62nd minute of play forced AC Korban's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Celipe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Coghlan FC's Hermengildo Santana got control of the ball when Nando Matos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Angelino Efraim kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 72 played minutes Coghlan FC got a freekick which was hit by Igor Salamon. The supporters of Coghlan FC booed when AC Korban was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauro Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Santiago Celipe 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. In the 80th minute, AC Korban's Osvaldinho Machado dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. In the 90th minute, Angelino Efraim 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. Hermengildo Santana was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Osvaldinho Machado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Osvaldinho Machado really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.