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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd match minute, The Skates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Degas to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Edgar Degas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Skates's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crusaders the free kick. After a rather tough play, The Skates's Edgar Degas got a free kick in the 8th minute. Jens-Ola Lund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustacio Astrada in the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Crusaders's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Degas came free, but Ernest Paddle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jens-Ola Lund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humphrey Virgin in the 17th minute of the match. The Skates's Jens-Ola Lund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Todd Morrison in the 24th minute of play. Ernest Paddle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Hedling in the 26th minute of the match. The supporters of Crusaders booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgar Degas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, The Skates's Robert Bugajski seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Robert Bugajski the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of The Skates protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Robert Bugajski had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 36 minutes into the game, one of The Skates:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The Skates:s Jens-Ola Lund showed great skill when he stopped Humphrey Virgin:s penalty. Alex Ödmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alex Ödmann charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alex Ödmann the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Hedling to make the kick off. Jens-Ola Lund was a little too slow when Stavros Keratomenos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-2. After 54 played minutes Crusaders got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Iratzeder. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eliseo Iratzeder got free with Jens-Ola Lund in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jens-Ola Lund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nath Hislop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Crusaders booed when The Skates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fritz Lindqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jens-Ola Lund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humphrey Virgin in the 71st minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, The Skates's goalkeeper Jens-Ola Lund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nath Hislop. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eustacio Astrada got free with Jens-Ola Lund in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 83 minutes into the game, Christian Hedling was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Skates's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crusaders the free kick. A collision led to The Skates getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Christian Hedling hit a great ball. Nath Hislop could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Jens-Ola Lund made a huge save. Crusaders's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Humphrey Virgin in the 87th minute. The supporters of The Skates booed when Crusaders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stavros Keratomenos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eustacio Astrada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Jens-Ola Lund made a huge save. In the 91st minute Christian Hedling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernest Paddle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Skates's Jens-Ola Lund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nath Hislop in the 92nd minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Crusaders walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.