Acatar Arena
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329,
Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alin Chiru made the kick off which started today's match. Cristian Insaurralde charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Insaurralde the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Cristian Insaurralde kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Alin Chiru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radomil Bucyki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th match minute, Zorros del Desierto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Cruz to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian Insaurralde in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ekhemos Kezdoglou saved FC Acatar from getting behind. After having played for 16 minutes, Patxi Claude managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zorros del Desierto's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patxi Claude was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Patxi Claude's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. FC Acatar's Ekhemos Kezdoglou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patxi Claude in the 23rd minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Chiquito Escalante had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ekhemos Kezdoglou. FC Acatar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chiquito Escalante was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Zorros del Desierto's Cristian Insaurralde got a free kick in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Eren Tuygun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Radomil Bucyki, 1-1. 39 minutes into the match, FC Acatar's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Insaurralde came free, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FC Acatar booed when Zorros del Desierto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zorros del Desierto's Radomil Bucyki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alin Chiru in the 43rd minute of play. Radomil Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Chiru, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The supporters of FC Acatar booed when Zorros del Desierto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 48 played minutes Zorros del Desierto got a freekick which was hit by Jean Cruz. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
The wind increased when Chiquito Escalante made the kick off in the second half. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patxi Claude in the 53rd minute of the match. Alin Chiru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Radomil Bucyki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Ekhemos Kezdoglou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patxi Claude in the 59th minute of the match. FC Acatar's Ekhemos Kezdoglou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save FC Acatar from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patxi Claude in the 62nd minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Ekhemos Kezdoglou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Acatar's Paul Taşcu suffered a sore foot after 72 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 72 minutes, Patxi Claude mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zorros del Desierto and the FC Acatar players grew even worse after the yellow card. FC Acatar's Ivan Chiriloaie was substituted for Paul Taşcu. After a rather tough play, FC Acatar's Alin Chiru got a free kick in the 74th minute. When Eren Tuygun fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Acatar's protests and gave Eren Tuygun a yellow card for diving instead. Radomil Bucyki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Chiru, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 88th match minute, FC Acatar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Chiru to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Zorros del Desierto's Jean Cruz got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute Patxi Claude shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekhemos Kezdoglou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 96 played minutes FC Acatar got a freekick which was hit by Constantin Bâlea. With a little luck, FC Acatar's Ekhemos Kezdoglou got control of the ball when Patxi Claude tried to sneak it across the goal line. The FC Acatar supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Zorros del Desierto's performance. The match ended with a win for Zorros del Desierto.
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