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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iwan Cieliczka took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kamiel Docx kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Iwan Cieliczka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Marut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, FC Zurich's Zachary Marut threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Iwan Cieliczka, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a little luck, Pyrlandia Gostyń's Zachary Marut got control of the ball when Kang Xuan Liang tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th match minute, Pyrlandia Gostyń was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamiel Docx to maneuver through the defense. Zachary Marut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kang Xuan Liang in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Iwo Borcz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Marut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute of the match, Iwan Cieliczka tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Zachary Marut saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Iwan Cieliczka scored 1-0 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zachary Marut, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zachary Marut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Cieliczka in the 33rd minute of play. Pyrlandia Gostyń's Zachary Marut proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Pyrlandia Gostyń from getting a goal against them. Zachary Marut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iwan Cieliczka in the 44th minute of play. In the 44th minute Iwan Cieliczka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Marut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kang Xuan Liang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC Zurich's Ali Kaan Acartürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbyszko Ziemniak in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kamiel Docx to make the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Tobiasz Orlicki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pyrlandia Gostyń's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tobiasz Orlicki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Kang Xuan Liang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zachary Marut was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 63rd minute FC Zurich were awarded a corner. Angel Panagonov went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Gustaw Faron 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 Iwan Cieliczka in the 68th minute of play forced Pyrlandia Gostyń's goalkeeper Zachary Marut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pyrlandia Gostyń's Zachary Marut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kang Xuan Liang in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iwan Cieliczka in the 73rd minute of play forced Pyrlandia Gostyń's goalkeeper Zachary Marut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamiel Docx in the 76th minute of play forced FC Zurich's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Acartürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Panagonov in the 82nd minute of play forced Pyrlandia Gostyń's goalkeeper Zachary Marut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zachary Marut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iwan Cieliczka, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Pyrlandia Gostyń's goal looked a bit too open when Iwo Borcz came free, but Zachary Marut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, FC Zurich's Iwo Borcz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zachary Marut made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Zurich had won after a very even match.