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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Sílvio Luís Secco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Veljko Cvetanov made a huge save. Rossangeles's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Attilio Bice in the 5th minute. When Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalie prevented a goal. Ndritar Mironovski hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Veljko Cvetanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodri Palacios in the 11th minute of play. Veljko Cvetanov was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Rodri Palacios capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rodri Palacios really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Adam Zieba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Skender Karov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Rossangeles's zone, Ndritar Mironovski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christian Facchetti came out of the goal and Ndritar Mironovski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 21 minutes into the match, ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalkeeper Veljko Cvetanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adam Zieba. 22 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goal looked a bit too open when Žarko Nedzipi came free, but Christian Facchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute Aco Dedej shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Facchetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Facchetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ndritar Mironovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Veljko Cvetanov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save ✩ Pep Team ✩ from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice moves Adam Zieba could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Veljko Cvetanov however easily saved by the left post. In the 29th minute Žarko Nedzipi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Facchetti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Veljko Cvetanov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rodri Palacios showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 33 minute of play. After 35 played minutes Rossangeles got a freekick which was hit by Wang Feng. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aco Dedej in the 36th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Christian Facchetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Facchetti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Žarko Nedzipi in the 38th minute of play. A collision led to Rossangeles getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Ercole Fiori hit a great ball. Christian Facchetti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Žarko Nedzipi in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Žarko Nedzipi to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goalkeeper Christian Facchetti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ndritar Mironovski. Žarko Nedzipi scored 2-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christian Facchetti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Rodri Palacios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veljko Cvetanov was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Rodri Palacios's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veljko Cvetanov was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Žarko Nedzipi got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Veljko Cvetanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Zieba in the 68th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Rossangeles's goalkeeper Christian Facchetti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Skender Karov. With a little luck, Rossangeles's Christian Facchetti got control of the ball when Žarko Nedzipi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Facchetti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ndritar Mironovski in the 79th minute. Adam Zieba's late challenge caught a ✩ Pep Team ✩'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adam Zieba helped the player get up and apologised. Adam Zieba hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Adam Zieba scored 3-1 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Veljko Cvetanov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Rossangeles's Rodri Palacios in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalie prevented a goal. Veljko Cvetanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodri Palacios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ✩ Pep Team ✩ getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Zoran Kostadinov hit a great ball. Rossangeles made a substitution. Carmine Bassani replaced Attilio Bice. In the 90th match minute, ✩ Pep Team ✩ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoran Kostadinov to maneuver through the defense. If Rodri Palacios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adam Zieba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rossangeles fans cheered their team off the field, for while ✩ Pep Team ✩ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.