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Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ovidio Furman got the match started through his kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Carlos Figueroa in the 2nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Sun Wei. 4 minutes into the game, Ovidio Furman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Primo Speranza. Ovidio Furman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 14th minute, Zacarias Oliverios hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Timoteo Columbo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hao Chen Hao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ovidio Furman struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Primo Speranza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴. A throw-in in the 19th minute of the game was made by Zacarias Oliverios with Ovidio Furman as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 22 minutes of play, Academia 1903's Timoteo Columbo made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hao Chen Hao was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ovidio Furman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Primo Speranza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Academia 1903's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sun Wei was slow to take the kick. During this time Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s players had a chance to rest. In the 34th minute, Ovidio Furman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 35 played minutes Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ got a freekick which was hit by Zacarias Oliverios. 38 minutes into the match, Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s goal looked a bit too open when Timoteo Columbo came free, but Hao Chen Hao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Academia 1903's Lucien de Neutere got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute, Ovidio Furman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Hao Chen Hao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Columbo in the 44th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Academia 1903's Carlos Figueroa got a free kick in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Academia 1903's goalkeeper Primo Speranza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ovidio Furman.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Timoteo Columbo to make the kick off. The Academia 1903 fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Academia 1903's Lucien de Neutere 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 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Amancio Montay was substituted for Cosme Ruisko. In the 69th minute of the match, Nicanor Morenø tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hao Chen Hao saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hao Chen Hao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicanor Morenø, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Hermínio Veríssimo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Primo Speranza. Academia 1903's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermínio Veríssimo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. In the 74th minute Gökhun Kakaronis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Primo Speranza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 minutes, Sun Wei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ and the Academia 1903 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Academia 1903 booed when Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sun Wei didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute Nicanor Morenø shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hao Chen Hao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hao Chen Hao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicanor Morenø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Academia 1903 were awarded a corner. Gérard Magyar went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Gérard Magyar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hao Chen Hao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Hao Chen Hao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicanor Morenø, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Primo Speranza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Pasqual in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Academia 1903's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Veríssimo came free, but Primo Speranza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Morenø in the 94th minute of play forced Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s goalkeeper Hao Chen Hao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Academia 1903's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gérard Magyar in the 95th minute. Academia 1903's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.