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Madridista Stadium
Spectators: 8477 (Terracing: 6359, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yu Hong Liang started the match with the kick off. Ted Linberg made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Mats Hermansson sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th match minute, TSIGALKO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ola Lidberg to maneuver through the defense. Hala Madrid Iraki FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mats Hermansson in the 9th minute. The corner led Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Mark Åberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Ted Linberg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Yu Hong Liang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ted Linberg firmly grabbed it by the left post. TSIGALKO's Ted Linberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Di Marzio in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liam de Almeida in the 17th minute of play forced Hala Madrid Iraki FC's goalkeeper Roland Alström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17th play minutes Liam de Almeida shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Roland Alström and just under the crossbar into goal. Roland Alström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Xiao in the 21st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Hong Liang got free with Ted Linberg in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ted Linberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Di Marzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Ted Linberg made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Yu Hong Liang sent off a good shot on target. Roland Alström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Uggstedt in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the game, Liam de Almeida cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Roland Alström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to TSIGALKO getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Ola Lidberg hit a great ball. Mats Hermansson struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Ted Linberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hala Madrid Iraki FC. 35 minutes into the match, Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ciro Di Marzio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ted Linberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th minute Sergey Nikiforenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Alström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hala Madrid Iraki FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. He Xiao was slow to take the kick. During this time TSIGALKO's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that He Xiao got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roland Alström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. TSIGALKO's Ted Linberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Di Marzio in the 38th minute of play. After 39 played minutes Hala Madrid Iraki FC got a freekick which was hit by Chip Potterton. Gunnar Ersman hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Mats Hermansson from long distance, 42 minutes into the match, got Ted Linberg's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Roland Alström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Nikiforenko in the 44th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Hala Madrid Iraki FC's Ciro Di Marzio got a free kick in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Liam de Almeida was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute Ciro Di Marzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Linberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ted Linberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Di Marzio in the 59th minute of play. Ted Linberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Hong Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game was made by Gunnar Ersman with Marko Karlberg as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 67th minute Ciro Di Marzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ted Linberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TSIGALKO's Ted Linberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Di Marzio in the 69th minute of play. When Gunnar Ersman fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TSIGALKO's protests and gave Gunnar Ersman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 73rd match minute, TSIGALKO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gunnar Ersman to maneuver through the defense. Hala Madrid Iraki FC made a substitution. Stefan Danielsson replaced Håkan Ödman. Hala Madrid Iraki FC made a substitution. Timos Mitrofanis replaced Marcelo Gallarde. In the 75th minute, Gunnar Ersman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gunnar Ersman got his second yellow card in the match during the 79th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, TSIGALKO's Gunnar Ersman got a free kick in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the match, TSIGALKO's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Hong Liang came free, but Ted Linberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roland Alström made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when He Xiao sent off a good shot on target. Marko Karlberg hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Ted Linberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristian Tillman, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Ted Linberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristian Tillman in the 94th minute of play.