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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zeledon Sol took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Karen FC's Arvin Svanberg in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Areco FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gabriel Urtats made an important save on a dangerous shot by Slawomir Majak in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arvin Svanberg in the 19th minute of play forced Areco FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seve Sevens charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seve Sevens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Seve Sevens kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Bai Yan Feng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Gabriel Urtats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Areco FC defense, Slawomir Majak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Urtats. The Areco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Urtats should have stopped the shot. Gabriel Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oskar Sandell in the 34th minute of the match. Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Areco FC from getting a goal against them. Gabriel Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arvin Svanberg in the 39th minute of play. Gabriel Urtats made an important save on a dangerous shot by Slawomir Majak in the 40th minute. In the 42nd minute Agustin Abaunza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ma Yong Jun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Karen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustaf Hedman to maneuver through the defense. Karen FC's Oskar Sandell got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Karen FC's Rolando Estevez seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Rolando Estevez the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Karen FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Rolando Estevez had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 48 played minutes Karen FC got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Estevez. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Slawomir Majak to make the kick off. Karen FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Agustin Abaunza scored to the left of an out of position Ma Yong Jun, making the score, 2-1. Ma Yong Jun made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Lucio Galo sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th minute Slawomir Majak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Karen FC's Slawomir Majak in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Areco FC's goalie prevented a goal. Lucio Galo came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ma Yong Jun could save by the left post. Slawomir Majak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arvin Svanberg kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Gabriel Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Majak in the 70th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Slawomir Majak put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gabriel Urtats. In the 77thth minute of the game Slawomir Majak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ma Yong Jun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeledon Sol in the 79th minute of play. In the 82ndth minute of the game Slawomir Majak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Areco FC's Gabriel Urtats was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Areco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Slawomir Majak came free, but Gabriel Urtats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Slawomir Majak 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. Karen FC's Leo Öfverman was substituted for Seve Sevens. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustin Abaunza got free with Ma Yong Jun in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Karen FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Areco FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.