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Match Report
Arrecifes
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356,
Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cirilo Ritchie kicked off to start the match. In the 6th match minute, Zagórna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gică Popescu to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the match, Cirilo Ritchie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marian Gniech. Zagórna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cirilo Ritchie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The Arrecifes fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when Arrecifes's Cirilo Ritchie 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Jan-Åke Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Arif Ozan Oğuztan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Åke Fransson in the 17th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Cirilo Ritchie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marian Gniech made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirilo Ritchie in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zagórna's Gică Popescu got a free kick in the 46th minute.
The wind increased when Jan-Åke Fransson made the kick off in the second half. Zagórna's Marian Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Ritchie in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute Cirilo Ritchie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Taci Ulusoy in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zagórna's Marcu Voinea. Jan-Åke Fransson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan made a huge save. In the 60th minute of the match Zagórna got a corner. Arrecifes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Florian Kapinos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Arif Ozan Oğuztan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Åke Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute, Jan-Åke Fransson 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. Zagórna's Tiburcio Kiliz was substituted for Florian Kapinos. Zagórna made a substitution. Gwidon Arnista replaced Jaroslaw Milko. Arrecifes's Felipe Senon was substituted for Cirilo Ritchie. Arrecifes's Carlos Eufrasio got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Felipe Senon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Senon in the 71st minute of play forced Zagórna's goalkeeper Marian Gniech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gwidon Arnista got free with Arif Ozan Oğuztan in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74th minute, Marcu Voinea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Zagórna's Tiburcio Kiliz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arif Ozan Oğuztan. That made the score 2-2 after 78 minutes of play. Zagórna's Jan Cwojdak was substituted for Ziemowit Soszka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Åke Fransson in the 83rd minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Arif Ozan Oğuztan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Arrecifes from getting a goal against them. 86 minutes into the match, Zagórna's Jan-Åke Fransson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arif Ozan Oğuztan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Jan Cwojdak got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arif Ozan Oğuztan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Carlos Eufrasio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrecifes's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Eufrasio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marian Gniech breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Arrecifes from getting a goal against them. In the 94th minute Gwidon Arnista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Ozan Oğuztan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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