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Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christos Triantafyllou started the match with the kick off. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Pico AFC's Norberto Arotza ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Donato Lorenz. Donato Lorenz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Usko Ruuttu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute of the match Granate got a corner. Pico AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Usko Ruuttu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Pico AFC's goalie and right to Syaiful Abidin. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Pico AFC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, Pico AFC's Allen Herbert got a free kick in the 12th minute. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christos Triantafyllou's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. The supporters of Granate booed when Pico AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allen Herbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Granate's Donato Lorenz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Arotza in the 21st minute of play. If Norberto Arotza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christos Triantafyllou's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Christos Triantafyllou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pico AFC's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sandro Coelho kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Luisito Estevon hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaakko Ramstadius in the 29th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Granate's goalkeeper Donato Lorenz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lázaro Poz hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Usko Ruuttu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri. Pico AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 34th match minute, Granate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Syaiful Abidin to maneuver through the defense. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Estevon in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, Pico AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Poz to maneuver through the defense. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Usko Ruuttu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jaakko Ramstadius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Granate fans' excitement grew in the 45th match minute when Granate's Christos Triantafyllou looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

54 minutes into the match, Pico AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaakko Ramstadius came free, but Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, Jaakko Ramstadius dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri, 1-3. Christos Triantafyllou scored 1-4 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christos Triantafyllou's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. When Christos Triantafyllou came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Granate fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Christos Triantafyllou couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Pico AFC's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri got control of the ball when Christos Triantafyllou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Norberto Arotza kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Triantafyllou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Pico AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Lekubegi came free, but Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leukothoe Sakelaris in the 73rd minute of play forced Pico AFC's goalkeeper Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandro Coelho kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Lekubegi in the 79th minute of play. Eriberto Olando struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Granate. In the 82nd minute Norberto Arotza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Lorenz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86thth minute of the game Christos Triantafyllou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pico AFC's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 87 played minutes Pico AFC got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Rik. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaakko Ramstadius in the 88th minute of play. Pico AFC's Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Pico AFC from getting a goal against them. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leukothoe Sakelaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Eriberto Olando recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Pico AFC's zone, Leukothoe Sakelaris stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto-Carlos Abbondanzieri came out of the goal and Leukothoe Sakelaris tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Pico AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Granate were clearly better and deserved to take the win.