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Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christoforos Manousopoulos got the match started through his kick off. Lino Chago kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Harry Higuita was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Christoforos Manousopoulos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christoforos Manousopoulos really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Lägdin in the 8th minute of play forced Aro FC's goalkeeper Harry Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ola Wall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nate Drakenborg in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Aro FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Emanuel Benat hit a great ball. Harry Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoforos Manousopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Mühren got free with Harry Higuita in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Robert Mühren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Harry Higuita made a huge save. NIKE Academy's Christoforos Manousopoulos was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 14th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Aro FC's Harry Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Mühren in the 17th minute of play. Ola Wall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sune Svartengren in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Isac Muntian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ola Wall was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Mühren got free with Harry Higuita in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Christoforos Manousopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute Robert Mühren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, NIKE Academy's Robert Mühren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. With a little luck, Aro FC's Harry Higuita got control of the ball when Marco Van Der Taelen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Errikos Tsagaris sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute Nate Drakenborg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ola Wall saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nate Drakenborg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 50 minutes, Marcus-Vinícius Franceschini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NIKE Academy and the Aro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 50th minute, Marcus-Vinícius Franceschini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th minute, Thomas Termander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Errikos Tsagaris from long distance, 60 minutes into the match, got Ola Wall's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 61st match minute, NIKE Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Mühren to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, NIKE Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Nate Drakenborg came free, but Ola Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 played minutes Aro FC got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Benat. After a defensive mix-up in Aro FC's zone, Christoforos Manousopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Harry Higuita came out of the goal and Christoforos Manousopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of NIKE Academy booed when Aro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Benat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oskar Lägdin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Harry Higuita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, NIKE Academy's goalkeeper Ola Wall had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nate Drakenborg. Harry Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oskar Lägdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Errikos Tsagaris got free with Ola Wall in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, NIKE Academy's Ola Wall got control of the ball when Errikos Tsagaris tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Christoforos Manousopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Harry Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 94th minute of the match. NIKE Academy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.