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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nilson Paraibano made the kick off which started today's match. Filomeno Lore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Paraibano, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Rômulo de Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guaberto Mederi. A collision led to Rondinone F.C - FDFDF getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Alberto Freire hit a great ball. The supporters of Manchester City booed when Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaltino Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Daniel Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Filomeno Lore was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rômulo de Almeida was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Guaberto Mederi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guaberto Mederi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 23rd minute Daniel Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filomeno Lore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Delmiro Osmundo was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester City's players had a chance to rest. Delmiro Osmundo made a great header on Manchester City's corner, it was just that Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 31st minute Mateo Cordaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 played minutes Manchester City got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Aballe. After having played for 38 minutes, Róbson Prata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Róbson Prata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Filomeno Lore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson Prata in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Cordaro in the 42nd minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Rômulo de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Freire hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 47th match minute, Manchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomero Chuan to maneuver through the defense. Filomeno Lore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Paraibano in the 48th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Guaberto Mederi made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Manchester City got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Cordaro. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nuno Rosado was substituted for Nelson Esteves. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nuno Donato was substituted for Fernandinho Sá. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manchester City! When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Daniel Alcântara got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Filomeno Lore. 70 minutes into the game, Fausto Aballe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manchester City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rondinone F.C - FDFDF the free kick. Filomeno Lore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Mateo Cordaro notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida. Rômulo de Almeida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st minute, Fausto Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filomeno Lore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Paraibano in the 82nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabricio Vincent during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Rômulo de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Cordaro in the 85th minute of play. Edelmiro Matei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Rômulo de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manchester City's Filomeno Lore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Alcântara in the 95th minute of play. Manchester City were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Rondinone F.C - FDFDF to leave the ground with a draw.