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Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Average Joes's goalkeeper Ivar Björling, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Saba in the 9th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Kristian Modig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Wingspan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nuno Caires in the 12th minute. It was a well-played corner which Oliviero Ontiveros managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 16 played minutes Average Joes got a freekick which was hit by Kasper Bodin. Gwidon Babicki might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivar Björling. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gwidon Babicki ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute Gwidon Babicki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivar Björling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gwidon Babicki in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivar Björling saved Average Joes from getting behind. In the 25th minute, Gwidon Babicki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivar Björling was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ivar Björling took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwidon Babicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristian Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jo Blanchaert in the 31st minute of play. The FC Wingspan fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when FC Wingspan's Gwidon Babicki 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 40th minute of the match, Kasper Bodin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kristian Modig was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ivar Björling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Babicki in the 41st minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, FC Wingspan's Gwidon Babicki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivar Björling made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gwidon Babicki made a kick off. Gwidon Babicki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Ivar Björling made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arthur Saba in the 55th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Kristian Modig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gwidon Babicki took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivar Björling. Ivar Björling dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Kasper Bodin charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kasper Bodin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Average Joes getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kasper Bodin hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Nuno Caires sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Average Joes's Ivar Björling didn't even have to move. In the 65th minute of the game Martin Morat made a throw-in which Kasper Bodin played forward. 66 minutes into the match, FC Wingspan's goal looked a bit too open when Jo Blanchaert came free, but Kristian Modig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Zé Roberto Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Average Joes's Lukas Bäckman was substituted for Kasper Bodin. Zé Roberto Sousa hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gwidon Babicki got free with Ivar Björling in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Wingspan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nuno Caires in the 74th minute. After taking down the ball on FC Wingspan's corner Gwidon Babicki fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ivar Björling quite easily take care of the ball. With his leg Ivar Björling managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when FC Wingspan's Gwidon Babicki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ivar Björling made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Gwidon Babicki sent off a good shot on target. A throw-in in the 82nd minute of the game was made by Martin Morat with Lukas Bäckman as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Gwidon Babicki managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Wingspan's supporters rose to their feet, but Gwidon Babicki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivar Björling breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes in the game Aaron Löfgren did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lukas Bäckman. Gwidon Babicki's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivar Björling read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The FC Wingspan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Wingspan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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