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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silviu Novac took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Ulf Nordlander could shoot a difficult shot in the 2nd minute, which Zafer Hürsel however easily saved by the left post. 8 minutes into the match, DIF LEEDS BK's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Emander came free, but Brazilio Butt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Brazilio Butt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silviu Novac in the 13th minute of play forced FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Zafer Hürsel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Emanuel Emander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brazilio Butt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zafer Hürsel made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Silviu Novac sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Emander in the 19th minute of play forced DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Brazilio Butt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel got control of the ball when Silviu Novac tried to sneak it across the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Emanuel Emander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brazilio Butt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Brazilio Butt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Emander in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Östen Hedin in the 33rd minute of play forced FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Zafer Hürsel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Emanuel Emander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brazilio Butt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silviu Novac got free with Zafer Hürsel in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Brazilio Butt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Snell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Jörgen Ekeroth got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 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.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Håkan Kjellman made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Håkan Kjellman got free with Brazilio Butt in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zafer Hürsel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulf Nordlander in the 54th minute of play. In the 54thth minute of the game Silviu Novac who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 62nd minute Emanuel Emander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brazilio Butt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Snell spun around in front of the goal 64 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of DIF LEEDS BK's goal. In the 65th minute, Ulf Nordlander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt got control of the ball when Johannes Botvidsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Saul Drew had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Ranko Živković hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Håkan Kjellman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Brazilio Butt made a huge save. In the 77th minute Östen Hedin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82ndth minute of the game Emanuel Emander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Novac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Håkan Kjellman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Brazilio Butt firmly grabbed it by the left post. Brazilio Butt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Håkan Kjellman in the 88th minute. A collision led to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Johannes Botvidsson hit a great ball. Aron Sjöberg's late challenge caught a DIF LEEDS BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aron Sjöberg helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 played minutes FC Zenit Saint Petersburg got a freekick which was hit by Aron Sjöberg. Dan Verhoeven's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zafer Hürsel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Brazilio Butt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Emander in the 95th minute of the match. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing DIF LEEDS BK to leave the ground with a draw.
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