Estadio Granville
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ian Little showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Ian Little made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Cruz in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Elazar came free, but Ian Little reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 15 minutes, Mauro Elazar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Granville's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauro Elazar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 17th minute Jasper Jump shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başar Öztarhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes Granville got a freekick which was hit by Justino Frichoso. Granville's Esteve Lia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nat Firth, made in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 23rd match minute, Granville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafino Urko to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Astreix&ObelixSoccer booed when Granville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruben Ioritz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Başar Öztarhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Pieler, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Granville's Başar Öztarhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jasper Jump in the 27th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Jasper Jump had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Başar Öztarhan. Granville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jasper Jump was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 39 minutes into the match, Granville's goal looked a bit too open when Nat Firth came free, but Başar Öztarhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mauro Elazar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Ian Little made a huge save. In the 46th minute, Jasper Jump hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Nat Firth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başar Öztarhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Jakub Moizuk was substituted for Jasper Jump. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mauro Elazar made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Anton Pieler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Başar Öztarhan. Granville's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anton Pieler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 55 minutes, Allan Callens mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Astreix&ObelixSoccer and the Granville players grew even worse after the yellow card. Allan Callens hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. Victor Dalton replaced Andrejs Upītis. Granville made a substitution. Chi-Chi Branca replaced Mauro Elazar. Granville's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ruben Ioritz in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Granville's zone, Nat Firth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Başar Öztarhan came out of the goal and Nat Firth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Ian Little played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chi-Chi Branca in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chi-Chi Branca in the 72nd minute of play forced Astreix&ObelixSoccer's goalkeeper Ian Little to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Jakub Moizuk ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Başar Öztarhan. Başar Öztarhan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Julio Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ian Little tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Julio Cruz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Ian Little was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 94th minute Jakub Moizuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başar Öztarhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Astreix&ObelixSoccer supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Astreix&ObelixSoccer would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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