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Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Stamatis Leontiou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Illescas in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Illescas in the 10th minute of play forced RO Army V55's goalkeeper Stamatis Leontiou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Salvador Gisbert threw the ball into play from the sideline. RO Army V55's Manos Komaitis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. RO Army V55's Soulis Souanis quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Salvador Gisbert, made in the 14th minute of the game. 18 minutes into the game, Salvador Gisbert threw the ball into play from the sideline. RO Army V55's Manos Komaitis quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Patricio Costa hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the game, Soulis Souanis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RO Army V55's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Venezuela the free kick. After having played for 25 minutes, Tomas Illescas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venezuela's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Illescas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 27 minutes into the game, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stamatis Leontiou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. RO Army V55's Fanis Katsiaounis quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Salvador Gisbert, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Guillermo Mariano made in the 44th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Tomas Illescas immediately put the ball in play. Venezuela's Patricio Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 46 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Stamatis Leontiou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Venezuela booed when RO Army V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionysis Loizos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Illescas might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stamatis Leontiou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Illescas ran back to his position shaking his head. Manos Komaitis hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, Venezuela's Tomas Illescas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stamatis Leontiou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to RO Army V55 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Soulis Souanis hit a great ball. In the 69th minute Patricio Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stamatis Leontiou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Tomas Illescas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stamatis Leontiou was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Guillermo Mariano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Venezuela's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillermo Mariano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stamatis Leontiou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, RO Army V55's Stamatis Leontiou got control of the ball when Tomas Illescas tried to sneak it across the goal line. A throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game was made by Camilo Gaos with Tomas Illescas as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 86 minutes, Dionysis Loizos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RO Army V55's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dionysis Loizos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Daniel Prodan came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the RO Army V55 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Prodan couldn't finish the play. Stamatis Leontiou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Costa in the 93rd minute of play. Tomas Illescass short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Stamatis Leontiou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The RO Army V55 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Venezuela's performance. The match ended with a win for Venezuela.