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Golden Palace
Spectators: 11003 (Terracing: 8254, Seating: 2530, VIP seats: 219) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerson Santana kicked off to start the match. Gerson Santana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Ashley Hargreaves made a huge save. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Heal the World FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nazil Tokcan was slow to take the kick. During this time Golden Tigers's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Golden Tigers's Konrad Söderberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Ashley Hargreaves despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Heal the World FC booed when Golden Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ashley Hargreaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th match minute, Golden Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nazil Tokcan to maneuver through the defense. Gerson Santana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Ashley Hargreaves made a huge save. Gerson Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Heal the World FC's Ashley Hargreaves got control of the ball when Gerson Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. Amerigo Muzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Best Playe, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Santiago Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ashley Hargreaves made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Gerson Santana sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the match, Santiago Silva notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Heal the World FC's Ashley Hargreaves. Ashley Hargreaves was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Golden Tigers's Helge Kozub got a free kick in the 45th minute. Amerigo Muzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adnan Khorshed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Best Playe was the one to do the kick off. The corner ended in Nazil Tokcan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Heal the World FC's Ashley Hargreaves did a great save. Ashley Hargreaves came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Tigers's Gerson Santana. But to his dismay, Gerson Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Golden Tigers made a substitution. Nemir Al Hammady replaced Shen Jian Xu. Golden Tigers's Morjan Sarkhoh was substituted for Santiago Silva. Golden Tigers made a substitution. Lafi Al Hashash replaced Emilio Rael. When Morjan Sarkhoh came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Golden Tigers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Morjan Sarkhoh couldn't finish the play. Ashley Hargreaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerson Santana in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Helge Kozub made a precise shot to the right of Ashley Hargreaves. Heal the World FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Amerigo Muzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petre Gurgui in the 81st minute of play. Heal the World FC's Ashley Hargreaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson Santana in the 85th minute of play. Ashley Hargreaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Santana in the 89th minute of the match. Golden Tigers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nazil Tokcan in the 90th minute. After taking down the ball on Golden Tigers's corner Helge Kozub fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ashley Hargreaves quite easily take care of the ball. Ashley Hargreaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Gerson Santana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ashley Hargreaves was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Heal the World FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.