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Hippo Pool
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Unidad de Matanza's Michal Stehno started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Stehno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edwin Grabert in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonatan Eguzki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Savage Hippo's Orestas Mineikis got a free kick in the 9th minute. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Grøtterud in the 10th minute of the match. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Grøtterud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máximo Kirchner in the 22nd minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Stehno in the 32nd minute of play forced Savage Hippo's goalkeeper Bengt-Arne Askstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Arne Askstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Máximo Kirchner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Grøtterud in the 34th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Máximo Kirchner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unidad de Matanza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edwin Grabert stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Edwin Grabert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Jonatan Eguzki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 54 minutes, Jørund Markhus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Savage Hippo and the Unidad de Matanza players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bengt-Arne Askstedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute of the match Savage Hippo got a corner. Unidad de Matanza's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eddie Bjurström ran over to the corner to take the kick. Saulius Pilipavičius made a great header on Savage Hippo's corner, it was just that Unidad de Matanza's Jonatan Eguzki managed to reach the ball for a save. Michal Stehno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt-Arne Askstedt having to interfere. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Lotfi Ziadi replaced Michal Stehno. Bengt-Arne Askstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Bâru, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Unidad de Matanza's Jonatan Eguzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Grabert in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Grabert in the 76th minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Jonatan Eguzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Arne Askstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Bâru in the 80th minute of play. When the match was over Unidad de Matanza could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Savage Hippo throughout the match.