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LA BOMBONERA
Spectators: 8448 (Terracing: 6337, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 168) Habil Castolo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Cheng Xing in the 14th minute of play forced Sportivo Mela Banco's goalkeeper Franco Andreoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute Qian Cheng Xing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Andreoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Andreoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Habil Castolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Qian Cheng Xing kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Franco Andreoli. That made the score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. Sabin Pânzaru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yin Jian Bin in the 35th minute of the match. Sportivo Mela Banco's Franco Andreoli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Mela Banco from getting a goal against them. Sportivo Mela Banco's Franco Andreoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qian Cheng Xing in the 38th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's Yin Jian Bin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabin Pânzaru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Yin Jian Bin made the kick off in the second half. 1-2 became the score in the 54th minute when Yin Jian Bin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Yin Jian Bin came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Sportivo Mela Banco 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 Yin Jian Bin couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the game, the xeneise dream team's Qian Cheng Xing nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franco Andreoli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. the xeneise dream team's Isaac Sundberg was substituted for Lucio Gabino. the xeneise dream team's Paolo Eutor was substituted for Qian Cheng Xing. Franco Andreoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Eutor in the 79th minute of the match. Franco Andreoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaac Sundberg in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Sportivo Mela Banco's Bruno Sauveur dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Zula Osielski kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Sportivo Mela Banco's Bruno Sauveur sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sabin Pânzaru narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Franco Andreoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Eutor in the 96th minute of the match. Franco Andreoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Eutor, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.