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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Orlando Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Chu Zhen Xun managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Chu Zhen Xun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kutlualp Parskan hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 14 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Abubakar Kamarád fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Chu Zhen Xun took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mahmud Alp having to make a save. Chu Zhen Xun scored 2-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mahmud Alp having to make a save. In the 28th minute of the match, Matthis Paelemans tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mahmud Alp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Mahmud Alp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee gave Colombia a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Axel Montenegro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Mahmud Alp. 2-1. Mahmud Alp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Cazalla in the 43rd minute of play. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. Abubakar Kamarád could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chu Zhen Xun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Aris Keskeridis in the 55th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Mahmud Alp made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Mahmud Alp in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes into the game, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Matthis Paelemans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Mahmud Alp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Chu Zhen Xun got a free kick in the 64th minute. Mahmud Alp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 73 minutes ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. Joshua Garrido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. In the 83rd minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahmud Alp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Abram Secada got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santino Seco got free with Mahmud Alp in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 89 minutes into the game, Abram Secada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Mahmud Alp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C.'s Mahmud Alp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Emanúel Iturbe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ARIS THESSALONIKI F.C. fully deserved thier win.