League

New York Arena
Spectators: 8087 (Terracing: 6066, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vinícius Junior started the match with the kick off. Caetano Levandowsky could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Péter Pálffy made a huge save. . SC Manhattan .'s Geovani Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Junior in the 7th minute of play. Geovani Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neycho Mudrov in the 8th minute of play. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Neycho Mudrov sped through . SC Manhattan .'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Geovani Velloso. . SC Manhattan .'s Geovani Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neycho Mudrov in the 12th minute of play. Geovani Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovani Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhang Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Doriva Tavares came free, but Geovani Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Caetano Levandowsky took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Péter Pálffy to make any attempt to save it. 27 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Doriva Tavares came free, but Geovani Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geovani Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neycho Mudrov in the 31st minute of the match. Péter Pálffy made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Caetano Levandowsky sent off a good shot on target. Péter Pálffy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Caetano Levandowsky in the 32nd minute. . SC Manhattan .'s Geovani Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neycho Mudrov in the 34th minute of play. Geovani Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doriva Tavares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovani Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neycho Mudrov in the 40th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Caetano Levandowsky made a kick off. Alfredinho Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Péter Pálffy having to interfere. Geovani Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinícius Junior in the 53rd minute. . SC Manhattan .'s Caetano Levandowsky got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. . SC Manhattan .'s Anísio Lara was substituted for Emil Hellman. Neycho Mudrov kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Geovani Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Tavares in the 67th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s Alfredinho Negri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Péter Pálffy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Tavares in the 73rd minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Geovani Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovani Velloso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinícius Junior in the 74th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Vinícius Junior could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Geovani Velloso however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in . SC Manhattan .'s zone, Zhang Chen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovani Velloso came out of the goal and Zhang Chen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 83rd minute Neycho Mudrov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Capivara FC's Manoel Garrincha in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye . SC Manhattan .'s goalie prevented a goal. Neycho Mudrov kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.