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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when James Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Croti in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute Alessandro Del Piero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Hägg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute King Scorpio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Hägg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 played minutes Bajenland got a freekick which was hit by Han Jun Ping. 10 minutes into the match, Bajenland's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Purcărete came free, but Emil Hägg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers King Scorpio in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emil Hägg saved Bajenland from getting behind. After 13 minutes Bajenland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcin Pachucki who took care of the corner kick. After 15 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Iulian Berceanu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emil Hägg was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe got control of the ball when Jonathan Lindsten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emil Hägg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 24th minute of the match. Emil Hägg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bajenland's goalie prevented a goal. 31 minutes into the match, King Scorpio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emil Hägg. Bajenland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that King Scorpio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Emil Hägg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Damião in the 35th minute of play. Emil Hägg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Damião in the 36th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, James Batistuta put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Emil Hägg. A collision led to Bajenland getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Han Jun Ping hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 39th minute of play forced Bajenland's goalkeeper Emil Hägg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Hägg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 41st minute of play. Bajenland's Emil Hägg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Cătălin Răduleț hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adriano Croti to strike the kick off in the second half. Emil Hägg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Purcărete, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Emil Hägg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 54th minute of play. A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 58th minute of play forced Bajenland's goalkeeper Emil Hägg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Inge Boll kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. James Batistutas short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Emil Hägg to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A4p FC Gad's Anfilogino Manzi was substituted for Erasmo Damião. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Alessandro Del Piero. In the 67th minute, Gottfrid Sandberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emil Hägg made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Gică Busuioc sent off a good shot on target. After 70 played minutes A4p FC Gad got a freekick which was hit by Gez Mason. Flavius Cândroveanu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Emil Hägg firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 75th minute Dumitru Purcărete shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Hägg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gică Busuioc received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emil Hägg came out and tried to block the shot, but Gică Busuioc slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 76th minute. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Croti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by A4p FC Gad's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kennedy Bryngelsson was slow to take the kick. During this time Bajenland's players had a chance to rest. King Scorpio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emil Hägg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gică Busuioc in the 93rd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Riki Čapo came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched A4p FC Gad eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.