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FC NATIONAL ARENA
Spectators: 10827 (Terracing: 8121, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) FC NATIONAL's Elvis Ducke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kimon Yfantis in the 3rd minute of play. After having played for 5 minutes, Radomil Kapera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC NATIONAL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Radomil Kapera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7th minute Kimon Yfantis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ducke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led Unione Sportiva's Su Xu Xi to fire away a dangerous shot which Elvis Ducke despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 10th minute, FC NATIONAL's Octavian Popescu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Kyszkos Beldekas made in the 13th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Unione Sportiva's Tao Kun Xuan. The audience was convinced that Su Xu Xi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elvis Ducke was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Elvis Ducke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Su Xu Xi in the 17th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kimon Yfantis in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elvis Ducke prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Su Xu Xi in the 21st minute of play forced FC NATIONAL's goalkeeper Elvis Ducke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 played minutes Unione Sportiva got a freekick which was hit by Carles Cannavaro. FC NATIONAL's Lakis Kolovos shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 22nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Fernado Alves but with some difficulty. Mateusz Filipowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Fernado Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC NATIONAL defense, Su Xu Xi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elvis Ducke. The FC NATIONAL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elvis Ducke should have stopped the shot. After 34 minutes of play, Unione Sportiva's Su Xu Xi made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elvis Ducke was left in no man's land by his defense there! Elvis Ducke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kimon Yfantis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC NATIONAL's Kyszkos Beldekas got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute Kimon Yfantis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elvis Ducke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Unione Sportiva were awarded a corner. August Bratt went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Unione Sportiva's August Bratt to fire away a dangerous shot which Elvis Ducke despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Kimon Yfantis made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Kimon Yfantis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unione Sportiva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kimon Yfantis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Su Xu Xi got free with Elvis Ducke in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elvis Ducke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Su Xu Xi in the 58th minute. Elvis Ducke was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Su Xu Xi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 62 minute of play. In the 70th minute, FC NATIONAL's Santos Abajas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Santos Abajas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC NATIONAL protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Santos Abajas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC NATIONAL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! Ime Palavos hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Su Xu Xi struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Elvis Ducke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unione Sportiva. In the 81st minute, Su Xu Xi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unione Sportiva fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. In the 87th minute, Kyszkos Beldekas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Su Xu Xi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Elvis Ducke made a huge save. 92 minutes into the game, Su Xu Xi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Elvis Ducke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Unione Sportiva eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.