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Can Xarau
Spectators: 9728 (Terracing: 7299, Seating: 2236, VIP seats: 193) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonathan Stamnes got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sonny Branson during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Celtic de Sarda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Branson to maneuver through the defense. Rick Brearley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trev Holden in the 4th minute of play. Rick Brearley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenon Cisek, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Celtic de Sarda's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonathan Edmonton was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Club Canillo's players had a chance to rest. In the 9th minute Zenon Cisek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rick Brearley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenon Cisek in the 14th minute of play. With a little luck, Racing Club Canillo's Zak Foggarty got control of the ball when Lars-Erik Hellström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sonny Branson was shown his second yellow card after 21 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Racing Club Canillo booed when Celtic de Sarda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sonny Branson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rick Brearley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zenon Cisek's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Zak Foggarty made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lars-Erik Hellström in the 24th minute. The supporters of Racing Club Canillo booed when Celtic de Sarda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niklas Pettersson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute Zenon Cisek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zak Foggarty made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lars-Erik Hellström in the 28th minute. Niklas Pettersson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zak Foggarty read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Rick Brearley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenon Cisek in the 31st minute of play. In the 31st minute Zenon Cisek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Racing Club Canillo were awarded a corner. Jonathan Edmonton went to the cornerflag to take it. Rick Brearley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zenon Cisek went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Rick Brearley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Goren Baños, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 39 played minutes Racing Club Canillo got a freekick which was hit by Graham Pullen. After a rather tough play, Celtic de Sarda's Sammy Newland got a free kick in the 41st minute. Rick Brearley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Goren Baños in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Goren Baños in the 42nd minute of play forced Celtic de Sarda's goalkeeper Rick Brearley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Racing Club Canillo getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Trev Holden hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Nicholas Pejuan's late challenge caught a Celtic de Sarda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicholas Pejuan helped the player get up and apologised. 59 minutes in the game Sammy Newland did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lars-Erik Hellström. 64 minutes into the match, Racing Club Canillo's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Hellström came free, but Zak Foggarty reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Club Canillo's goalkeeper Zak Foggarty, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Racing Club Canillo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonathan Stamnes was slow to take the kick. During this time Celtic de Sarda's players had a chance to rest. 73 minutes into the match, Celtic de Sarda's goal looked a bit too open when Ray Milburn came free, but Rick Brearley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sammy Newland kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Rick Brearley was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jonathan Edmonton. In the 79th minute, Curtis Croxford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zak Foggarty stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lars-Erik Hellström's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Zak Foggarty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars-Erik Hellström, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Rick Brearley was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Ray Milburn capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ray Milburn really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Rick Brearley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zenon Cisek in the 90th minute of the match. When Ray Milburn came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Racing Club Canillo 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 Ray Milburn couldn't finish the play.