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Match Report
Coffin Arena
Spectators: 7699 (Terracing: 5775,
Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Sandy Spaulding made the kick off and thus started the match. Rafal Labus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Yun Quan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5thth minute of the game Xu Yun Quan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Beyaz Zenciler's Rafal Labus was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilbert Guzman during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to C. A. Independiente getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gilbert Guzman hit a great ball. In the 8th match minute, C. A. Independiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Yun Quan to maneuver through the defense. 11 minutes into the match, Beyaz Zenciler's goal looked a bit too open when Gilbert Guzman came free, but Rafal Labus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beyaz Zenciler's Rafal Labus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Yun Quan in the 22nd minute of play. Rafal Labus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Guzman, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Elliot Orozco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C. A. Independiente's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Beyaz Zenciler the free kick. After a rather tough play, C. A. Independiente's Elliot Orozco got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Yun Quan in the 42nd minute of play forced Beyaz Zenciler's goalkeeper Rafal Labus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beyaz Zenciler's Rafal Labus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandy Spaulding in the 47th minute of play. The Beyaz Zenciler players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. C. A. Independiente were winning 0-1.
The wind increased when Semi Merdan made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Beyaz Zenciler's zone, Xu Yun Quan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafal Labus came out of the goal and Xu Yun Quan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute Semi Merdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Ángel Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Andrey Shevchenko 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wallace Whatley in the 58th minute of play forced Beyaz Zenciler's goalkeeper Rafal Labus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Ángel Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paşa Ali Özdoa in the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of C. A. Independiente booed when Beyaz Zenciler was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mümtazer Erandaç didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Yun Quan in the 65th minute of play forced Beyaz Zenciler's goalkeeper Rafal Labus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafal Labus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Yun Quan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Rafal Labus successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilbert Guzman got free with Rafal Labus in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Beyaz Zenciler's Rafal Labus proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Beyaz Zenciler from getting a goal against them. Paşa Ali Özdoa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Miguel Ángel Santoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wallace Whatley got free with Rafal Labus in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sandy Spaulding fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafal Labus having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Beyaz Zenciler's zone, Xu Yun Quan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafal Labus came out of the goal and Xu Yun Quan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Beyaz Zenciler supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching C. A. Independiente's performance. The match ended with a win for C. A. Independiente.
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