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National Olympic
Spectators: 10834 (Terracing: 8127, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Abechuco in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Äjdärxan Cümşüdov saved Mübariz Team from getting behind. If Christoff Helssens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aristides Bittor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Färid Abdulkärimov in the 15th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christoff Helssens got free with Äjdärxan Cümşüdov in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th match minute, Mübariz Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iqbal Abbasov to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Abechuco was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 21st minute. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Cristian Abechuco did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Äjdärxan Cümşüdov 24 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Anselmo Vasco got a free kick in the 34th minute. When Rähim Çobanov fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mübariz Team's protests and gave Rähim Çobanov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th match minute, Mübariz Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rähim Çobanov to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 40 minutes, Cristian Abechuco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Abechuco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christoff Helssens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Äjdärxan Cümşüdov having to interfere. Aristides Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Färid Abdulkärimov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Isgändär Ağamaliyev hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Cristian Abechuco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Äjdärxan Cümşüdov was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Şakir Adişirinov to make the kick off. Aristides Bittor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mämmäd Abuşov in the 57th minute of the match. Färid Abdulkärimov might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aristides Bittor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Färid Abdulkärimov ran back to his position shaking his head. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Abechuco, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 66th play minutes Cristian Abechuco shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Äjdärxan Cümşüdov and just under the crossbar into goal. Cristian Abechuco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoff Helssens in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute Cristian Abechuco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Äjdärxan Cümşüdov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Abechuco's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Aristides Bittor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şakir Adişirinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christoff Helssens took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Äjdärxan Cümşüdov. Äjdärxan Cümşüdov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Akif Äläkbärov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Äjdärxan Cümşüdov having to interfere. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.