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Match Report
Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pan Jian Yong started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Lions United's Niels Vandamme got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert-Jan Coomans in the 7th minute of play. Steve De Wilde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sid Wilson in the 8th minute. Steve De Wilde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sid Wilson in the 9th minute. The Lions United fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when Lions United's Pan Jian Yong 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Batuhin in the 18th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Steve De Wilde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Horea Băieșu in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lions United's Yetkin Müjdat. Pan Jian Yong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fulgencio Villalcazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Pan Jian Yong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fulgencio Villalcazar was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 35 minutes into the game, Yetkin Müjdat threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cuatrodeocho's Horea Băieșu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Fulgencio Villalcazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Fulgencio Villalcazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Cuatrodeocho getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Andy Entrena hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Batuhin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pan Jian Yong took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fulgencio Villalcazar. Fulgencio Villalcazar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 60th minute, David Batuhin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuatrodeocho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Cuatrodeocho made a substitution. José Planes replaced Sid Wilson. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Batuhin in the 68th minute of play forced Lions United's goalkeeper Steve De Wilde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cuatrodeocho's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ramiro Oliverio in the 74th minute. The corner led Cuatrodeocho's Ramiro Oliverio to fire away a dangerous shot which Steve De Wilde despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fulgencio Villalcazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 77th minute of play. After 78 minutes Cuatrodeocho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gao Cheng Yun who took care of the corner kick. Gao Cheng Yun made a great header on Lions United's corner, it was just that Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar managed to reach the ball for a save. After 79 minutes, Belarmino Campos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cuatrodeocho and the Lions United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cuatrodeocho getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Belarmino Campos hit a great ball. Pan Jian Yong could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Fulgencio Villalcazar made a huge save. In the 85th minute, Iván Villafane left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuatrodeocho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Iván Villafane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Cuatrodeocho's Iván Villafane nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Steve De Wilde made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2.
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