Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 6582 (Terracing: 5582,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iker Dei took the kick off in the first half of the match. Julian Mel charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julian Mel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Astros de México's Julian Mel got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute Julio Quintin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kıraç Ak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Partizan Tirana booed when Astros de México was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vito Quintal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute Hashim Reçi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tevfik Sabri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Quintin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Kıraç Ak made a huge save. When Patricio Egoi fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Astros de México's protests and gave Patricio Egoi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Astros de México getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Patricio Egoi hit a great ball. Tevfik Sabri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hashim Reçi in the 22nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Astros de México defense, Harald Strener kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tevfik Sabri. The Astros de México fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tevfik Sabri should have stopped the shot. FC Partizan Tirana's Harald Strener pulled a muscle in his leg after 29 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Fábio Pena fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Astros de México's protests and gave Fábio Pena a yellow card for diving instead. Fábio Pena kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Astros de México's Tevfik Sabri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hashim Reçi in the 34th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fuat Karapici during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Partizan Tirana getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Fuat Karapici hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, FC Partizan Tirana's Szczepan Bejrut seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Szczepan Bejrut the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Partizan Tirana protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Szczepan Bejrut had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Partizan Tirana! Dashamir Januzaj's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tevfik Sabri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Partizan Tirana's Nazmi Naço got a free kick in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Dashamir Januzaj's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tevfik Sabri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Astros de México's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enerik Berishaj was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Partizan Tirana's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Astros de México's Iker Dei got a free kick in the 54th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Paulin Shahini could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Tevfik Sabri however easily saved by the left post. Dashamir Januzaj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Tevfik Sabri made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hashim Reçi in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tevfik Sabri saved Astros de México from getting behind. 64 minutes into the match, Astros de México's goalkeeper Tevfik Sabri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dashamir Januzaj. After a rather tough play, Astros de México's Julio Quintin got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Dashamir Januzaj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Tevfik Sabri made a huge save. Astros de México's Tevfik Sabri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Astros de México from getting a goal against them. Kıraç Ak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Quintin in the 81st minute of the match. Hashim Reçi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Tevfik Sabri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Astros de México's Tevfik Sabri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Astros de México from getting a goal against them. In the 89th minute Iker Dei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kıraç Ak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Astros de México's Tevfik Sabri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Astros de México from getting a goal against them. Dashamir Januzaj scored 0-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tevfik Sabri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Astros de México fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Partizan Tirana were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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