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Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tadeo Lorenz kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Antoine Ahmed threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Karel Kacharov quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Eduardo Remicio made a huge save. KINROAD's Eduardo Remicio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save KINROAD from getting a goal against them. Ke Xun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Eduardo Remicio made a huge save. Rauno Rank kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Rami in the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Ochoa in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eduardo Remicio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 15 minutes, Segundo Hanot mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka and the KINROAD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of KINROAD booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Hanot didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eduardo Remicio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 21st minute. After a defensive mix-up in KINROAD's zone, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eduardo Remicio came out of the goal and Gustavo-Hernán Egoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute of the match Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a corner. KINROAD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aaron Jokin ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's corner Aaron Jokin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Eduardo Remicio quite easily take care of the ball. KINROAD's Eduardo Remicio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Lorenz in the 30th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Rami came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Ochoa in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eduardo Remicio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ke Xun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Remicio having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Lorenz in the 42nd minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Rami came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeo Lorenz came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

53 minutes into the match, KINROAD's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Eduardo Remicio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Remicio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 55th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, KINROAD's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Eduardo Remicio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antoine Ahmed hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Eduardo Remicio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Ochoa in the 61st minute of play. After some careless play in the Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka defense, Joaquin Rami kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. The Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kepa Arrizabalaga should have stopped the shot. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Bengt-Arne Åberg was substituted for Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. In the 73rd minute Ke Xun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Remicio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tadeo Lorenz. Joaquin Rami had several of the Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 80 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Kepa Arrizabalaga as he didn't even see the shot coming. 88 minutes into the game, Antoine Ahmed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KINROAD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka the free kick. After a rather tough play, KINROAD's Antoine Ahmed got a free kick in the 88th minute. Eduardo Remicio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Bengt-Arne Åberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Remicio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, KINROAD's Gregorio Mundo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kepa Arrizabalaga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kepa Arrizabalaga was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Tadeo Lorenz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tadeo Lorenz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. KINROAD's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.