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Dragon Lair
Spectators: 10869 (Terracing: 8152, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) Harchester United's Emiliano Fidele started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, James Butler made a precise shot to the right of Neil Long. Harchester United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Neil Long made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Jairo Hurko successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Jairo Hurko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Emaηski F.C Reborη from getting a goal against them. If Emiliano Fidele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harchester United made a substitution. Fábio Salgueiro replaced Roy Day. After having played for 27 minutes, Valerius Ginsberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Emaηski F.C Reborη's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valerius Ginsberg 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 30th minute Emaηski F.C Reborη were awarded a corner. Thomas Steffens went to the cornerflag to take it. Jairo Hurko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebati Çiftçibaşı in the 36th minute of play. Neil Long took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deng Chang Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebati Çiftçibaşı in the 45th minute of play forced Emaηski F.C Reborη's goalkeeper Jairo Hurko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deng Chang Xu struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Neil Long didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Emaηski F.C Reborη. The Harchester United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Emaηski F.C Reborη were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Deng Chang Xu made a kick off. Jairo Hurko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Fidele in the 61st minute of the match. Jairo Hurko came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Harchester United's Emiliano Fidele. But to his dismay, Emiliano Fidele quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Harchester United's Austin Lomas was substituted for Ted Beale. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 68th minute of play forced Harchester United's goalkeeper Neil Long to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harchester United's Neil Long played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Harchester United's goalkeeper Neil Long had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valerius Ginsberg. 74 minutes into the match, Emaηski F.C Reborη's goal looked a bit too open when Sebati Çiftçibaşı came free, but Jairo Hurko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Emaηski F.C Reborη's goal looked a bit too open when Sebati Çiftçibaşı came free, but Jairo Hurko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Emaηski F.C Reborη defense, Emiliano Fidele kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jairo Hurko. The Emaηski F.C Reborη fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jairo Hurko should have stopped the shot. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Michael Boy was substituted for Deng Chang Xu. Emaηski F.C Reborη made a substitution. Szabolcs Schimmer replaced Urban Ekström. When Emiliano Fidele came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Harchester United 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 Emiliano Fidele couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michael Boy in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Neil Long saved Harchester United from getting behind. In the 90th match minute, Harchester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Austin Lomas to maneuver through the defense. Jairo Hurko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Fidele in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Emiliano Fidele left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harchester United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Harchester United fully deserved thier win.