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Liberty Stadium
Spectators: 10865 (Terracing: 8150, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jari Alenius kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Aryakumara Snow cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vellito Alguerdo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Didiet Suprianto kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitomir Vutov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vitomir Vutov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Alenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Vitomir Vutov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Alenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of NAGANO F.C booed when FC Philotimo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Didiet Suprianto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jari Alenius struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Vitomir Vutov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NAGANO F.C. Vitomir Vutov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Alenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Checa Aguillar's late challenge caught a NAGANO F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Checa Aguillar helped the player get up and apologised. Didiet Suprianto made in the 47th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Aryakumara Snow immediately put the ball in play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aryakumara Snow to make the kick off. Vellito Alguerdo came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by FC Philotimo's Aryakumara Snow. But to his dismay, Aryakumara Snow quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After having played for 57 minutes, Aryakumara Snow managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Philotimo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aryakumara Snow was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aryakumara Snow in the 60th minute of play. Vitomir Vutov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pertti Koskenkorva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, FC Philotimo's goal looked a bit too open when Pertti Koskenkorva came free, but Vitomir Vutov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68thth minute of the game Aryakumara Snow who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 71 minutes into the match, FC Philotimo's Aryakumara Snow sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vellito Alguerdo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. NAGANO F.C's Ariel Ortega was substituted for Bar Olo. FC Philotimo made a substitution. Fabian Vime replaced Roman Quiros. FC Philotimo made a substitution. Efrain Fuentes replaced Aryakumara Snow. 75 minutes into the game, Clodoveo Weather threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Philotimo's Checa Aguillar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 81 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Fuentes came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of NAGANO F.C booed when FC Philotimo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vitomir Vutov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Batistuta in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Efrain Fuentes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vellito Alguerdo was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Jari Alenius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vitomir Vutov having to make a save. Vitomir Vutov made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Jari Alenius sent off a good shot on target. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Fuentes in the 93rd minute of the match. Gabriel Batistuta scored 2-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitomir Vutov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the NAGANO 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 FC Philotimo.