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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Julien Staffelbach made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Guga França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Phoenix Fc's Alexandre Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 4th minute of play. Julien Staffelbach might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexandre Cunha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julien Staffelbach ran back to his position shaking his head. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Christoff Stocks got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 13 minutes, Julien Staffelbach managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julien Staffelbach was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Guga França came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Guga França came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Phoenix Fc's zone, Christoff Stocks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alexandre Cunha came out of the goal and Christoff Stocks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christoff Stocks in the 19th minute of play forced Phoenix Fc's goalkeeper Alexandre Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Julien Staffelbach in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexandre Cunha saved Phoenix Fc from getting behind. In the 26th minute Julien Staffelbach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julien Staffelbach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Phoenix Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Alexandre Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roberto Eztebe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Alexandre Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julien Staffelbach in the 30th minute of the match. Phoenix Fc's Alexandre Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julien Staffelbach in the 31st minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ got a corner. Phoenix Fc's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dawid Beckham ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Christoff Stocks got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alexandre Cunha quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Julien Staffelbach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alexandre Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julien Staffelbach in the 38th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Phoenix Fc defense, Julien Staffelbach kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexandre Cunha. The Phoenix Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexandre Cunha should have stopped the shot. When 叶榕烽 fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phoenix Fc's protests and gave 叶榕烽 a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Phoenix Fc fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! 47 minutes into the game, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Julien Staffelbach nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexandre Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guga França made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patrick Netto in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Eztebe saved Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Julien Staffelbach 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. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Romulo Abilio was substituted for Christoff Stocks. Alexandre Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 72nd minute. Alexandre Cunha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aureliano Karlo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 74 minute of play. Romulo Abilio kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Aureliano Karlo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandre Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 叶榕烽 got his second yellow card in the match during the 84th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 叶榕烽 hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Phoenix Fc made a substitution. Percival Arantes replaced Zeng Ping Wei. The supporters of Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ booed when Phoenix Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. 叶榕烽 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Aureliano Karlo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alexandre Cunha. Alexandre Cunha yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. 90 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Aureliano Karlo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alexandre Cunha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alexandre Cunha came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Aureliano Karlo. But to his dismay, Aureliano Karlo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. With a little luck, Phoenix Fc's Alexandre Cunha got control of the ball when Aureliano Karlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After taking down the ball on Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's corner Dawid Beckham fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alexandre Cunha quite easily take care of the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.