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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Igon came free, but Zhuo Xu Xi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Benkó came free, but Zhuo Xu Xi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute of the match Armada got a corner. Los Galacticos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amine Barka ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilesindo Tarapiella got free with Färid Mondragón in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Dumitru Bidulescu fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Armada's protests and gave Dumitru Bidulescu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th minute, Dumitru Bidulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Róbert Benkó in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhuo Xu Xi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 21 minutes Los Galacticos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Amine Barka who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Armada's Amine Barka to fire away a dangerous shot which Zhuo Xu Xi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Färid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xie Yue Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Zhuo Xu Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Róbert Benkó, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute Róbert Benkó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Xu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Galacticos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amine Barka was slow to take the kick. During this time Armada's players had a chance to rest. Armada's Ma Feng Sen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zhuo Xu Xi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Zhuo Xu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Igon in the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Benkó came free, but Zhuo Xu Xi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Los Galacticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jiang Ang Xiao to maneuver through the defense. After 40 minutes of play, Armada's Róbert Benkó made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhuo Xu Xi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Róbert Benkó might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zhuo Xu Xi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Róbert Benkó ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 43rd minute Róbert Benkó shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuo Xu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dumitru Bidulescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Zhuo Xu Xi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mao Xu Ang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Róbert Benkó sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armada's attentive Diego Maurino managed to snatch the ball when Fang Sha Lang made a throw-in in the 60th minute of the game. In the 61st minute, Armada's Róbert Benkó dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Armada's Rivaldo Esquerdo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fang Sha Lang in the 63 minute of the game. Zhuo Xu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Igon in the 67th minute of the match. Róbert Benkó's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zhuo Xu Xi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Mao Xu Ang took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Färid Mondragón. Färid Mondragón dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Ştefan Grama hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute, Róbert Benkó 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 80 played minutes Armada got a freekick which was hit by Filomeno Igon. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhuo Xu Xi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhuo Xu Xi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Róbert Benkó. In the 85th minute, Mei Xu Bo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armada's Eliodor Coposu was substituted for Rivaldo Esquerdo. Mei Xu Bo kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. When Amine Barka came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Armada 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 Amine Barka couldn't finish the play. Róbert Benkó took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zhuo Xu Xi. Zhuo Xu Xi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Zhuo Xu Xi was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Róbert Benkó capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Róbert Benkó really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. Armada's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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