Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120,
Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Nagrand's Afiz Ning started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 7 played minutes Bancruz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Javier Dunixi. Pedro Faron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afiz Ning, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Pedro Faron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afiz Ning went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Afiz Ning came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Nagrand fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Afiz Ning couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Javier Dunixi got free with Wilhelm Falkrantz in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nagrand's Wilhelm Falkrantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Eztebe in the 15th minute of play. Nagrand's Wilhelm Falkrantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Eztebe in the 15th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Adam Hong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Pedro Faron was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 27 minutes of play, Nagrand's Adam Hong made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Faron was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wilhelm Falkrantz made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Javier Dunixi sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Hong in the 35th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Pedro Faron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Gabriel Mathews managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nagrand's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Mathews was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Faron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 40 minutes, Afiz Ning managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nagrand's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afiz Ning was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd minute Gabriel Mathews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Faron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Afiz Ning 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Javier Dunixi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Filomeno Eztebe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bancruz F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filomeno Eztebe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adam Hong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Pedro Faron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilhelm Falkrantz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Dunixi in the 65th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Javier Dunixi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilhelm Falkrantz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Faron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Mathews, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nagrand were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Bancruz F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Afiz Ning took the corner. Nagrand's Afiz Ning was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Faron in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Afiz Ning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Filomeno Eztebe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bancruz F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Filomeno Eztebe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilhelm Falkrantz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gabriel Mathews received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Pedro Faron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Adam Hong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Faron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Faron made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Ron Laycock sent off a good shot on target. Nagrand's Wilhelm Falkrantz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Eztebe in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Nagrand could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Bancruz F.C throughout the match.
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