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Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Epifanio Harkaitz made the kick off which started today's match. Vincent Fanström sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Petruț Boaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Yin Chuan Feng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Leonides Tajo fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LEBRON's protests and gave Leonides Tajo a yellow card for diving instead. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans made a substitution. Ali Nieminen replaced Petruț Boaru. A collision led to LEBRON getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Leonides Tajo hit a great ball. Yin Chuan Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Long Jing Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A collision led to SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ali Nieminen hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, LEBRON's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nieminen came free, but Yin Chuan Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Nieminen in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yin Chuan Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yin Chuan Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fatih-Sultan Mehmet, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Epifanio Harkaitz got free with Taavetti Mattila in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 37th minute, Epifanio Harkaitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LEBRON fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 40th minute Ali Nieminen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yin Chuan Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Fatih-Sultan Mehmet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Yin Chuan Feng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to LEBRON getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Luo Qing Xi hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ali Nieminen made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Epifanio Harkaitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavetti Mattila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Nieminen in the 55th minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Yin Chuan Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute of the match, Ali Nieminen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Yin Chuan Feng saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Aureliusz Polkoski hit a great ball. Taavetti Mattila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcin Danisiewicz in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Marcin Danisiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taavetti Mattila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The LEBRON fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when LEBRON's Marcin Danisiewicz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When LEBRON's Marcin Danisiewicz in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's goalie prevented a goal. Arnaldo Santxol missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 93 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Taavetti Mattila right hand side. In the 95th minute there was a penalty for LEBRON. Marcin Danisiewicz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Taavetti Mattila. 3-1. SaarijärvenSomaliSpartans's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.