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Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Andrea Pirlo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 6 played minutes Hamburg City Vampires got a freekick which was hit by Andrea Pirlo. 9 minutes into the match, CEMEL EFSANESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Filippo Di Martino came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosimo Haye de la in the 10th minute of play forced Hamburg City Vampires's goalkeeper Silvano Blech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Thibaut Courtois managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Hamburg City Vampires's Lew Rampp fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Erling Gruteser charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erling Gruteser the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 29 played minutes Hamburg City Vampires got a freekick which was hit by Erling Gruteser. Jerico Cantera, 30 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Silvano Blech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haralampi Chunov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Hamburg City Vampires's goal looked a bit too open when Cosimo Haye de la came free, but Silvano Blech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hamburg City Vampires's Abel Keuppens got a free kick in the 40th minute. Silvano Blech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Ixona, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 44 played minutes CEMEL EFSANESPOR got a freekick which was hit by Aleksander Golec. Filippo Di Martino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thibaut Courtois having to interfere. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lew Rampp, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amancio Ixona to strike the kick off in the second half. Abel Keuppens hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Haralampi Chunov succeeded in the game's 56th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Silvano Blech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haralampi Chunov in the 61st minute of the match. Silvano Blech stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Haralampi Chunov's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Hamburg City Vampires's Lew Rampp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thibaut Courtois narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Haralampi Chunov took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Silvano Blech. Silvano Blech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 72nd minute, Haralampi Chunov made a precise shot to the right of Silvano Blech. Hamburg City Vampires's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The supporters of CEMEL EFSANESPOR booed when Hamburg City Vampires was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariel Bautista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hansjörg Deriu hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Haralampi Chunov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silvano Blech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute David Ibrahimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvano Blech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If David Ibrahimović had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Hamburg City Vampires getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Urban Geenen hit a great ball. In the 89th minute of the match Jerico Cantera shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silvano Blech showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Egidijus Jarušas hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CEMEL EFSANESPOR walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.