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Stadion ADIKA
Spectators: 10886 (Terracing: 8165, Seating: 2504, VIP seats: 217) GÓRNIK ZABRZE's Márton Irmai 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. After 5 minutes Dinamo Almaty's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Katon Feryanto who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Mihail Nichitelea almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Dinamo Almaty's Chris Key did a great save. After 8 minutes Dinamo Almaty's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Katon Feryanto who took care of the corner kick. GÓRNIK ZABRZE's Katon Feryanto was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Chris Key in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 11 minutes into the match, Gong Kun Zhen notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of GÓRNIK ZABRZE's Mark Van De Broeck. Mark Van De Broeck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chris Key stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Márton Irmai's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Mark Van De Broeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristopher Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Mark Van De Broeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Kun Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinamo Almaty's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Márton Irmai 25 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. In the 29th minute of the match, Márton Irmai tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Chris Key saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 31st minute of the match GÓRNIK ZABRZE got a corner. Dinamo Almaty's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Katon Feryanto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mark Van De Broeck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Kun Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. GÓRNIK ZABRZE's Mark Van De Broeck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristopher Murillo in the 36th minute of play. Mark Van De Broeck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristopher Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chris Key made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márton Irmai in the 37th minute of play. When Dinamo Almaty's Gong Kun Zhen in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GÓRNIK ZABRZE's goalie prevented a goal. GÓRNIK ZABRZE were furious when Katon Feryanto was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of GÓRNIK ZABRZE:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Dinamo Almaty:s goal. GÓRNIK ZABRZE:s Mark Van De Broeck showed great skill when he stopped Vitaliy Kudrin:s penalty. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gong Kun Zhen to make the kick off. In the 52ndth minute of the game Gong Kun Zhen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GÓRNIK ZABRZE's Mark Van De Broeck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dinamo Almaty's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Artem Haidin was slow to take the kick. During this time GÓRNIK ZABRZE's players had a chance to rest. 65 minutes in the game Konstantin Abertasov did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lian Cai. The GÓRNIK ZABRZE fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when GÓRNIK ZABRZE's Márton Irmai looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 71 minutes, Cristopher Murillo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dinamo Almaty's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristopher Murillo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to GÓRNIK ZABRZE getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Márton Irmai hit a great ball. If Daniil Malofeev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. GÓRNIK ZABRZE's Artem Alymov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Chris Key in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lian Cai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Chris Key tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mark Van De Broeck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Kun Zhen in the 87th minute of play. Chris Key showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Márton Irmai in the 88th minute of the match. Chris Key made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márton Irmai in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Márton Irmai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GÓRNIK ZABRZE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1.