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ATL Soccer City
Spectators: 10874 (Terracing: 8156, Seating: 2501, VIP seats: 217) Hispania's Filip Kubala started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of ATLETAS FC booed when Hispania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Kubala didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute Filip Kubala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronny Engström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, Hispania's Filip Kubala made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronny Engström was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to ATLETAS FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Marc de Pelsmakere hit a great ball. In the 19thth minute of the game Saul Phelipe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hispania's Arif Memduh Akova was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Filip Kubala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronny Engström was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 22nd match minute, Hispania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Benarrivo to maneuver through the defense. Hispania's Arif Memduh Akova proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Hispania from getting a goal against them. Arif Memduh Akova made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Saul Phelipe sent off a good shot on target. Arif Memduh Akova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erubiel Madaleno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Filip Kubala got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 42nd minute, Filip Kubala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronny Engström was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2.

Arif Memduh Akova came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by ATLETAS FC's Saul Phelipe. But to his dismay, Saul Phelipe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Madaleno in the 55th minute of play forced Hispania's goalkeeper Arif Memduh Akova to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ATLETAS FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Haroldo Gibert in the 57th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Filip Kubala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ronny Engström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hispania's Danilo Alcalde was substituted for Gil Pais. Hispania's David Chifu was substituted for Kaya Ulucay. José Jaraba charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Jaraba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Hispania getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. José Jaraba hit a great ball. ATLETAS FC's Eutropio Turienzo was substituted for Saul Phelipe. José Jaraba hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Lei Qian Peng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ronny Engström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 75th minute, Osman Čiček left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hispania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 79 minutes into the match, ATLETAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Osman Čiček came free, but Ronny Engström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronny Engström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osman Čiček, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Osman Čiček blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ronny Engström having to make a save. Ronny Engström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osman Čiček in the 88th minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, Hispania's Osman Čiček made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronny Engström was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Hispania had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.