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Zamalek FC Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute Zeledon Ritchie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonatan Orlin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elin Elin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Europa were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Zamalek FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benedito Leite took the corner. FC Europa's Benedito Leite was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rhys Dimmock in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Rhys Dimmock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brandon Worthington in the 14th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 17th minute of the game was made by Viktor Schukin with Daron Joseph as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Jonatan Orlin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davis Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Zamalek FC's Jonatan Orlin threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Daron Joseph, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rhys Dimmock stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brandon Worthington's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 0-1 became the score in the 29th minute when Zeledon Ritchie elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a little luck, FC Europa's Jonatan Orlin got control of the ball when Mugurel Balaeț tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rhys Dimmock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeledon Ritchie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeledon Ritchie in the 38th minute of play forced Zamalek FC's goalkeeper Rhys Dimmock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rhys Dimmock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brandon Worthington, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon Worthington in the 42nd minute of play forced Zamalek FC's goalkeeper Rhys Dimmock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Brandon Worthington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeledon Ritchie hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Zamalek FC's Reese Otto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jonatan Orlin. Jonatan Orlin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brandon Worthington was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the FC Europa defense, Daron Joseph kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonatan Orlin. The FC Europa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonatan Orlin should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the match, FC Europa's goal looked a bit too open when Reese Otto came free, but Jonatan Orlin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Brandon Worthington shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Benedito Leite could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Rhys Dimmock however easily saved by the left post. 67 minutes into the match, Mugurel Balaeț notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of FC Europa's Jonatan Orlin. Jonatan Orlin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zamalek FC's Fred Kirkpatrick was substituted for Daron Joseph. In the 74th minute of the game Tytus Banaszak made a throw-in which Davis Duff played forward. The audience thought a goal was coming when Long Yuan Ran got free with Rhys Dimmock in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonatan Orlin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Balaeț in the 78th minute of the match. Rhys Dimmock made an important save on a dangerous shot by Long Yuan Ran in the 84th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Zamalek FC's zone, Benedito Leite stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rhys Dimmock came out of the goal and Benedito Leite tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Brandon Worthington came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Kirkpatrick in the 90th minute of play forced FC Europa's goalkeeper Jonatan Orlin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Europa's Jonatan Orlin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 95th minute of play. FC Europa's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.