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Slough Stadium
Spectators: 6788 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Hansen started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Alfredo Messias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kosovo CF.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Slough the free kick. The supporters of Slough booed when Kosovo CF. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Messias didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, Heri Niclasen 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. 14 minutes into the game, Heri Niclasen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alonso Tobar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jairo Costas kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Alejandro Morales received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Osvald Aubertin came out and tried to block the shot, but Alejandro Morales slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 25th minute. Kosovo CF.'s Osvald Aubertin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Kosovo CF. from getting a goal against them. When Kosovo CF.'s Heri Niclasen in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slough's goalie prevented a goal. Christian Hansen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Slough's zone, Heri Niclasen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alonso Tobar came out of the goal and Heri Niclasen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Osvald Aubertin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Villarreal in the 39th minute of play. Christian Ayala charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Ayala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Slough getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Christian Ayala hit a great ball. Alonso Tobar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heri Niclasen in the 42nd minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel Villarreal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Christian Hansen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alonso Tobar. Slough's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Hansen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Heri Niclasen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Alonso Tobar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Slough's Christian Ayala got his second yellow card of the match in the 59th minute. The referee ordered Christian Ayala off the ground. Christian Ayala hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Slough's Alonso Tobar got control of the ball when Christian Hansen tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Slough's Alonso Tobar got control of the ball when Christian Hansen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Hansen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 72 minutes, Paulo Renato Guimarães managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kosovo CF.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Renato Guimarães was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Slough's Alonso Tobar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Slough from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Slough's zone, Heri Niclasen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alonso Tobar came out of the goal and Heri Niclasen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th match minute, Kosovo CF. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Hansen to maneuver through the defense. Kosovo CF. were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Slough's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alfredo Messias took the corner. Alfredo Messias made a great header on Kosovo CF.'s corner, it was just that Slough's Alonso Tobar managed to reach the ball for a save. Igor Arias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonso Tobar having to interfere. If Heri Niclasen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Arias blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alonso Tobar having to make a save. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Heri Niclasen sped through Slough's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alonso Tobar. The Slough fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kosovo CF. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.