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Estadio Saldán
Spectators: 7061 (Terracing: 5365, Seating: 1645, VIP seats: 51) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wang Wei kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Saldán's Igor Frichoso got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augusto Galoer in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Orain prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wang Wei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saldán's goalkeeper Roman Orain, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hafız Soysaltürk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Orain having to interfere. Roman Orain made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wang Wei in the 12th minute of play. In the 12th minute Clodoveo Noe suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. After 12 minutes, Andres Iigo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saldán and the Fénix F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th minute Domingo Platon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Orain saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th match minute, Saldán was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gogo Mateo to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, Hafız Soysaltürk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Orain. Saldán's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hafız Soysaltürk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Adrian Lastur's late challenge caught a Saldán's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Lastur helped the player get up and apologised. Adrian Lastur hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Dário Ierovich ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Bartoli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 2-1 became the score in the 37th minute when Firman Begal elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Roman Orain took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Galoer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hafız Soysaltürk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roman Orain read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. If Wang Wei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Dário Ierovich made the kick off in the second half. Roman Orain showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Galoer, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Wang Wei blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roman Orain having to make a save. 57 minutes into the match, Saldán's goal looked a bit too open when Hafız Soysaltürk came free, but Roman Orain reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Saldán's Hadi Sanih got a free kick in the 58th minute. A hard shot 59 in the game by Hafız Soysaltürk from a close distance when the talented Roman Orain managed to make a qualified save. Saldán's players were relieved. Fénix F.C made a substitution. Fabricio Betadur replaced Hafız Soysaltürk. In the 66th minute, Fabricio Betadur 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Fabricio Betadur kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roman Orain. That made the score 2-2 in the 68 minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Dário Ierovich notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Fénix F.C's Marcos Bartoli. Marcos Bartoli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wang Wei struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Roman Orain didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fénix F.C. Marcos Bartoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Incendio in the 83rd minute of play. Saldán's Paulo Maureo was substituted for Firman Begal. Fénix F.C's Marcos Bartoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Incendio in the 90th minute of play. Fénix F.C's Wang Wei got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Fénix F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Saldán.