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Stadium of Light
Spectators: 10858 (Terracing: 8145, Seating: 2497, VIP seats: 216) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Aggeliadis in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Pontes saved NK RIJEKA 1983 from getting behind. After 9 played minutes NK RIJEKA 1983 got a freekick which was hit by Mehmed Hasić. Babbis Aggeliadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dida Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Aggeliadis in the 10th minute of play. Dida Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Babbis Aggeliadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida Pontes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Babbis Aggeliadis went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Aggeliadis in the 18th minute of play forced NK RIJEKA 1983's goalkeeper Dida Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Pontes was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Babbis Aggeliadis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Babbis Aggeliadis really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Babbis Aggeliadis took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Dida Pontes to make any attempt to save it. Babbis Aggeliadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Babbis Aggeliadis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Babbis Aggeliadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 38 minutes into the game, Sanderlend's Babbis Aggeliadis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dida Pontes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 41 minutes into the match, Babbis Aggeliadis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Pontes. NK RIJEKA 1983's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Babbis Aggeliadis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. A collision led to Sanderlend getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Delmar Jerardo hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute, Delmiro Menendo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sverker Fanström was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Aggeliadis in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Pontes saved NK RIJEKA 1983 from getting behind. 55 minutes into the match, Sanderlend's Babbis Aggeliadis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dida Pontes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Babbis Aggeliadis scored 6-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dida Pontes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 62 minutes NK RIJEKA 1983's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luo Jun Feng who took care of the corner kick. In the 63rdth minute of the game Babbis Aggeliadis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NK RIJEKA 1983's Dida Pontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Babbis Aggeliadis might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dida Pontes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Babbis Aggeliadis ran back to his position shaking his head. Dida Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Babbis Aggeliadis in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind NK RIJEKA 1983's goalkeeper Dida Pontes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 72nd minute Jasin Jelić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Babbis Aggeliadis in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Pontes saved NK RIJEKA 1983 from getting behind. Babbis Aggeliadis might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dida Pontes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Babbis Aggeliadis ran back to his position shaking his head. Dida Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babbis Aggeliadis in the 75th minute of the match. After some careless play in the NK RIJEKA 1983 defense, Babbis Aggeliadis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dida Pontes. The NK RIJEKA 1983 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dida Pontes should have stopped the shot. The attack was good, but when Fathi Yu in the 83rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 86 minutes into the match, NK RIJEKA 1983's goal looked a bit too open when Fathi Yu came free, but Dida Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Delmiro Menendo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sverker Fanström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Fathi Yu made a precise shot to the right of Dida Pontes. NK RIJEKA 1983's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sanderlend had won after a very even match.