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Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Victor Testu kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Armada's Róbert Benkó sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qian Zheng Yi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Róbert Benkó received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Qian Zheng Yi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute of the match Armada got a corner. Herblay'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 corner went over the outstretched arms of Herblay's goalie and right to Eliodor Coposu. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Herblay's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Liviu Buceceanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Qian Zheng Yi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 22 in the game by Róbert Benkó from a close distance when the talented Qian Zheng Yi managed to make a qualified save. Herblay's players were relieved. A collision led to Armada getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Hong Zhen Hui hit a great ball. When Ma Feng Sen fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Armada's protests and gave Ma Feng Sen a yellow card for diving instead. After 25 played minutes Armada got a freekick which was hit by Ma Feng Sen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Bellarabi in the 26th minute of play forced Armada's goalkeeper Färid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liviu Buceceanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qian Zheng Yi having to interfere. Karim Bellarabi might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Färid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karim Bellarabi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 35th minute, Armada's Ionică Hrandabur seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ionică Hrandabur the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Armada protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ionică Hrandabur had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Herblay booed when Armada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionică Hrandabur didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the match, Herblay's Jean-Michel Portier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Färid Mondragón narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 38 minutes into the game, Armada's Róbert Benkó nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qian Zheng Yi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 41 played minutes Armada got a freekick which was hit by Hong Zhen Hui. Färid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Bellarabi in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th minute Karim Bellarabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Färid Mondragón saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The wind increased when Róbert Benkó made the kick off in the second half. Victor Testu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 53 minutes into the match, Herblay's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Benkó came free, but Qian Zheng Yi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Róbert Benkó cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Qian Zheng Yi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Róbert Benkó's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qian Zheng Yi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Qian Zheng Yi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Róbert Benkó went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Róbert Benkó received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Qian Zheng Yi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Róbert Benkó cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Qian Zheng Yi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Armada made a substitution. Vali Caramarin replaced Diego Maurino. 86 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Färid Mondragón had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Éthan Plantade. 89 minutes into the match, Armada's Róbert Benkó sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qian Zheng Yi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armada's Róbert Benkó got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Armada were victorious despite being under pressure from Herblay for much of the match.
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