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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henry Alebäck kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Ekenberg got free with André Onana in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Uzumaki FC's André Onana got control of the ball when Jan Ekenberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper André Onana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Belarmo Vidal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Lucian Bencoiechea came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Uzumaki FC 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 Lucian Bencoiechea couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Henry Alebäck managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mean Machine's supporters rose to their feet, but Henry Alebäck was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Onana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Uzumaki FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hanot Babia hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Mean Machine's Jan Ekenberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of André Onana. That made the score 2-0 after 29 minutes of play. In the 32nd minute, Lucian Bencoiechea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Belmiro Jimenez during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Uzumaki FC booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Folke Bergqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Mean Machine getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Folke Bergqvist hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Uzumaki FC's Belarmo Vidal tried to score from far away in the 41st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Jonathan Sandström hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Santi Aguado's late challenge caught a Mean Machine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santi Aguado helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Santi Aguado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When Mean Machine's Jan Ekenberg in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uzumaki FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 59th minute Jan Ekenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Onana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Ekenberg in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Onana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mean Machine's goalkeeper Casper Kleen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 76 minutes of play, Mean Machine's Jan Ekenberg made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Onana was left in no man's land by his defense there! André Onana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Ekenberg in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Jan Ekenberg made a precise shot to the right of André Onana. Uzumaki FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Uzumaki FC's André Onana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Ekenberg in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Henry Alebäck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Jan Ekenberg 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. Casper Kleen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Belmiro Jimenez in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Uzumaki FC's goalkeeper André Onana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mean Machine's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.