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Carmelo City Stadium
Spectators: 10825 (Terracing: 8120, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) Golden Dragón F.C's Soner Turking 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soner Turking in the 5th minute of play forced Centenario City FC's goalkeeper Edmund Piczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 6 minutes, Alessio Punta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Centenario City FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessio Punta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 9 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Punta came free, but Papo Folgueras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soner Turking in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edmund Piczak saved Centenario City FC from getting behind. Alessio Punta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Papo Folgueras read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's Soner Turking sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edmund Piczak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alessio Punta in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Papo Folgueras prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 29 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's Soner Turking sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edmund Piczak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Zhang Yu Zhou got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edmund Piczak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 33 minutes into the game, Golden Dragón F.C's Soner Turking nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edmund Piczak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Alessio Punta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Papo Folgueras read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Centenario City FC's Eztebe Cortinas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Papo Folgueras in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edmund Piczak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soner Turking, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alessio Punta made a kick off. Papo Folgueras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Punta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Edmund Piczak managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Golden Dragón F.C's Soner Turking fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soner Turking in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edmund Piczak saved Centenario City FC from getting behind. Alessio Punta might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Papo Folgueras. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alessio Punta ran back to his position shaking his head. 56 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Punta came free, but Papo Folgueras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Dragón F.C's goalkeeper Papo Folgueras, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute of the match Centenario City FC got a corner. Golden Dragón F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eztebe Cortinas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Papo Folgueras stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alessio Punta's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Soner Turking in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edmund Piczak saved Centenario City FC from getting behind. Papo Folgueras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rene Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Papo Folgueras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Punta in the 75th minute of play. Soner Turking could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Edmund Piczak made a huge save. Centenario City FC made a substitution. 魏青明 replaced Gonzalo Vito. Golden Dragón F.C's Xamo Melic was substituted for Zhang Yu Zhou. Golden Dragón F.C's Ceyhan Celvet was substituted for Soner Turking. A sloppy throw-in by Emmanuel Vasco in the 82nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Centenario City FC's Avni Önder. 83 minutes into the match, Centenario City FC's Alessio Punta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Papo Folgueras narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alessio Punta came free, but Papo Folgueras reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute of the match Centenario City FC got a corner. Golden Dragón F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eztebe Cortinas ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Golden Dragón F.C's goalie and right to 魏青明. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Golden Dragón F.C's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 88th minute, Emmanuel Vasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Rüdiger charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Rüdiger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Antonio Rüdiger hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 90 played minutes, Golden Dragón F.C's Ceyhan Celvet shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edmund Piczak came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Golden Dragón F.C reached it. Edmund Piczak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xamo Melic in the 92nd minute of play. Golden Dragón F.C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.