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Spectators: 526 (Terracing: 395, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Niklas Lundqvist kicked off to start the match. The throw-in from Berndt Edelweiss in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Golden Dragón F.C's Paşa Ali Rahmi. Herbert Holmgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hilario Pesquera having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceyhan Celvet in the 18th minute of play forced The Shadows's goalkeeper Marcos Basso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23rd play minutes Ceyhan Celvet shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Marcos Basso and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 36th minute, Alan Petersen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Shadows's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ni Zhen Ying in the 41st minute. A nice corner shot did that Ni Zhen Ying got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hilario Pesquera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 43rd match minute, The Shadows was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joacim Nordin to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ceyhan Celvet to strike the kick off in the second half. Ceyhan Celvet's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marcos Basso firmly grabbed it by the left post. Bo á Bø hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The Shadows's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Ceyhan Celvet scored to the left of an out of position Marcos Basso, making the score, 0-2. Golden Dragón F.C's Dario Betzanos was substituted for Ceyhan Celvet. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dario Betzanos in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos Basso saved The Shadows from getting behind. 64 minutes into the match, Golden Dragón F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Niklas Lundqvist came free, but Hilario Pesquera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herbert Holmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. The Shadows made a substitution. Ni Yu Feng replaced Ni Zhen Ying. Golden Dragón F.C's Maximo Perojo managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Pawel Gibowski in the 71 minute of the game. Feng Xu Yong hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute Niklas Lundqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilario Pesquera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the game, Herbert Holmgren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Hilario Pesquera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marcos Basso made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Dario Betzanos sent off a good shot on target. Hilario Pesquera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Holmgren in the 86th minute of the match. After 95 minutes The Shadows's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Maximo Perojo who took care of the corner kick. Golden Dragón F.C were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after The Shadows's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maximo Perojo took the corner. The corner ended in Maximo Perojo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Shadows's Marcos Basso did a great save.

The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Golden Dragón F.C eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.