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Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ronald Volders started the match with the kick off. Nimrod Tel Babil's Nassos Kezdoglou was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 4th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nassos Kezdoglou in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfredo Montrell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute Sixto Olentzaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Dionisi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nassos Kezdoglou received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alfredo Montrell came out and tried to block the shot, but Nassos Kezdoglou slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 11th minute. Nassos Kezdoglou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Alfredo Montrell made a huge save. Caracalla FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Nassos Kezdoglou scored to the left of an out of position Alfredo Montrell, making the score, 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Nimrod Tel Babil's Nassos Kezdoglou slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alfredo Montrell. That made the score 4-0 after 28 minutes of play. Nimrod Tel Babil's Juvenal Labra was substituted for Torbjörn Wallgren. When Nassos Kezdoglou came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Nimrod Tel Babil 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 Nassos Kezdoglou couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Caracalla FC's zone, Nassos Kezdoglou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Montrell came out of the goal and Nassos Kezdoglou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute, Ronald Volders left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caracalla FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Codruț Bărbânță kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After having played for 45 minutes, Nassos Kezdoglou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nimrod Tel Babil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nassos Kezdoglou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nassos Kezdoglou to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Nimrod Tel Babil's goal looked a bit too open when Demetrio Albarez came free, but Franco Dionisi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Nimrod Tel Babil's goal looked a bit too open when Ronald Volders came free, but Franco Dionisi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nassos Kezdoglou in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Montrell saved Caracalla FC from getting behind. Alfredo Montrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nassos Kezdoglou in the 62nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nassos Kezdoglou in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Montrell saved Caracalla FC from getting behind. Nimrod Tel Babil's Mazuste Herrera was substituted for Castel Vardeci. Nimrod Tel Babil's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nassos Kezdoglou in the 68th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Cordarrell Faria heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Mazuste Herrera took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredo Montrell. Alfredo Montrell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. In the 74th minute, Nassos Kezdoglou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nimrod Tel Babil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. In the 80th minute, Nassos Kezdoglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredo Montrell was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-2. In the 86th minute Ronald Volders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Dionisi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 minutes of play, Caracalla FC's Sixto Olentzaro made it 8-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Dionisi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sixto Olentzaro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Franco Dionisi came out and tried to block the shot, but Sixto Olentzaro slotted it home off the left post making it 8-4 in the 93rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nimrod Tel Babil had won after a very even match.