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GIGANTE DE ALBERDI
Spectators: 10859 (Terracing: 8146, Seating: 2497, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Casimiro Quinito started the match with the kick off. CA Piratas's Elano Pimenta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Hendrickx in the 3rd minute of play. Frederico Hendrickx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elano Pimenta having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Vrasidas Arkadis put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Zhang Hong Xun. 11 minutes into the game, Frederico Hendrickx cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Elano Pimenta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 16th match minute, CA Piratas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tristan Lodge to maneuver through the defense. Frederico Hendrickx took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elano Pimenta. Elano Pimenta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Frederico Hendrickx in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CA Piratas's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute, Frederico Hendrickx made a precise shot to the right of Elano Pimenta. CA Piratas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Elano Pimenta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Hendrickx in the 31st minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Trevor Lincoln in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Donny Sheringham. If Frederico Hendrickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Elano Pimenta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Hendrickx in the 33rd minute of the match. Vrasidas Arkadis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Zhang Hong Xun skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tristan Lodge got free with Zhang Hong Xun in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 44 minutes into the match, FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Frederico Hendrickx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elano Pimenta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, CA Piratas's goal looked a bit too open when Frederico Hendrickx came free, but Elano Pimenta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half FC Shakhtar Donetsk were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frederico Hendrickx to make the kick off. Frederico Hendrickx in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Elano Pimenta, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 56th minute, Frederico Hendrickx left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Shakhtar Donetsk fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. Elano Pimenta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Hendrickx in the 59th minute. Casimiro Quinito fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhang Hong Xun having to interfere. FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Zhang Hong Xun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casimiro Quinito in the 65th minute of play. When FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Frederico Hendrickx in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CA Piratas's goalie prevented a goal. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind CA Piratas's goalkeeper Elano Pimenta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FC Shakhtar Donetsk were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after CA Piratas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ulryk Prosowski took the corner. The corner ended in Ulryk Prosowski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CA Piratas's Elano Pimenta did a great save. After 89 played minutes CA Piratas got a freekick which was hit by Trevor Lincoln. Frederico Hendrickx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded FC Shakhtar Donetsk left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CA Piratas.