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Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valer Zbuchea made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Ajax AFC's Douglas Cabral ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dé Arce. Dé Arce yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. If Teofilo Cayo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raiders FC's Dé Arce proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Raiders FC from getting a goal against them. Dé Arce made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valer Zbuchea in the 8th minute. With a little luck, Raiders FC's Dé Arce got control of the ball when Douglas Cabral tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 11 minutes Raiders FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Evaristo Urbano who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Douglas Cabral got free with Dé Arce in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcel Cruz kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Raiders FC's zone, Valer Zbuchea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dé Arce came out of the goal and Valer Zbuchea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ajax AFC's Valer Zbuchea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dé Arce. That made the score 2-0 after 17 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ajax AFC's Valer Zbuchea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dé Arce. That made the score 3-0 after 20 minutes of play. In the 23rd minute Fernandão Azevedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dé Arce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Valer Zbuchea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dé Arce was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. After 24 minutes, Johnny Marco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Raiders FC and the Ajax AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Johnny Marco hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. With his leg Dé Arce managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Ajax AFC's Valer Zbuchea fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Douglas Cabral got free with Dé Arce in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dé Arce made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Fernandão Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. Fernandão Azevedo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 36th minute. Ajax AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 39th play minutes Valer Zbuchea shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Dé Arce and just under the crossbar into goal. If Fernandão Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ajax AFC's Valer Zbuchea got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Júlio Lopes charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Júlio Lopes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Raiders FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Júlio Lopes hit a great ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teofilo Cayo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Raiders FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valer Zbuchea came free, but Dé Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ajax AFC's Valer Zbuchea got a free kick in the 57th minute. Teofilo Cayo struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ronaldinho Rezende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Raiders FC. The audience was convinced that Valer Zbuchea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dé Arce was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Dé Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valer Zbuchea in the 64th minute of play. Dé Arce came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Ajax AFC's Fernandão Azevedo. But to his dismay, Fernandão Azevedo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. A collision led to Raiders FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Teofilo Cayo hit a great ball. Ronaldinho Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnny Marco in the 75th minute of the match. Emílio Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 81 played minutes Raiders FC got a freekick which was hit by Cipriano Souto. After recieving a nice pass, Ajax AFC's Evaristo Urbano tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Valer Zbuchea sped through Raiders FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dé Arce. Douglas Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dé Arce having to interfere. Dé Arce came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Ajax AFC's Epifanio Galtero. But to his dismay, Epifanio Galtero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Ajax AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.