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Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios 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. Donato Lorenz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodri Palacios in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 14th minute Christos Triantafyllou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Bing Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Donato Lorenz managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 19th minute, Sílvio Luís Secco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Estevon in the 20th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Granate's Christos Triantafyllou, in the 23rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Granate. With his leg Donato Lorenz managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rodri Palacios could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Donato Lorenz made a huge save. In the 41st match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Feng to maneuver through the defense. Enzo Hermon was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 42nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Adam Zieba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Donato Lorenz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jiang Bing Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 46th minute of the match. Granate's Luisito Estevon got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christos Triantafyllou to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Jaakko Ramstadius came free, but Jiang Bing Ning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, one of Rossangeles:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 54th minute, Enzo Hermon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luisito Estevon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jiang Bing Ning firmly grabbed it by the left post. Adam Zieba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Lorenz having to interfere. Jiang Bing Ning showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Christos Triantafyllou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiang Bing Ning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 72 minutes into the game, when Eriberto Olando put in a rough tackle. The supporters of Rossangeles booed when Granate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Olando didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Granate's goalkeeper Donato Lorenz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th match minute, Rossangeles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Zieba to maneuver through the defense. Rossangeles's Jiang Bing Ning played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Gipuzkoa in the 80th minute of play. Donato Lorenz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Zieba in the 81st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Rossangeles's zone, Jaakko Ramstadius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jiang Bing Ning came out of the goal and Jaakko Ramstadius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luisito Estevon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Jiang Bing Ning made a huge save. After having played for 88 minutes, Jaakko Ramstadius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Granate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jaakko Ramstadius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gu Zhou Xiao charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gu Zhou Xiao the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Granate walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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