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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcel da Rocha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Hitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enzo-Nicolás Pérez hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davor Šuker in the 13th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Simone Spano hit a great ball. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Matorin in the 19th minute of play. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldemar Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. João Garcia made in the 25th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Waldemar Matorin immediately put the ball in play. João Garcia hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Hitz in the 28th minute of the match. Sotos Zervoulakos charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sotos Zervoulakos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 32nd minute, Sotos Zervoulakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th match minute, Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Radoslaw Solibieda to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Black Rose 1979's Waldemar Matorin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Braulio Gartxot. Braulio Gartxot yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Black Rose 1979's Gerardo Hitz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Braulio Gartxot. That made the score 2-0 after 43 minutes of play. Red Devils's Kazimierz Deyna was substituted for Radoslaw Solibieda. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Oxel, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Red Devils's Simone Spano in 54 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Simone Spano put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Karl-Johan Ahlqvist. In the 57th minute Alonzo Oxel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bartlomiej Rakoski in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Red Devils's Simone Spano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Simone Spano put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Karl-Johan Ahlqvist. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Deyna, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute Red Devils were awarded a corner. Sotos Zervoulakos went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Tanek Szel managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simone Spano in the 71st minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Red Devils getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Dawid Kalak hit a great ball. After 77 played minutes, Black Rose 1979's Sebastian Enekoitz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Black Rose 1979 reached it. In the 78th minute Waldemar Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel da Rocha scored 2-5 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl-Johan Ahlqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Hitz in the 92nd minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 93rd minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Red Devils eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.