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Zhelezna
Spectators: 9256 (Terracing: 6943, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Dos Santos started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Gilberto Garaile had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luo Feng. Нотингам's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Garaile was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Milyo Gelovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodd Lockwood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Нотингам's Luo Feng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Нотингам from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Dos Santos in the 14th minute of play forced FC Zhelezna's goalkeeper Milyo Gelovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Milyo Gelovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 孔弘寒, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. FC Zhelezna's Milyo Gelovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Dos Santos in the 24th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Zhelezna's Gilberto Garaile slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luo Feng. That made the score 2-1 after 27 minutes of play. 29 minutes into the match, FC Zhelezna's goal looked a bit too open when Rodd Lockwood came free, but Milyo Gelovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Rodd Lockwood ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Milyo Gelovski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilberto Garaile in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luo Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Milyo Gelovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Dos Santos in the 38th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Tenyo Muskurov in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Zhelezna's Afiq Boon. Sven-Erik Wallander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luo Feng having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Нотингам's zone, Sven-Erik Wallander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luo Feng came out of the goal and Sven-Erik Wallander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Garaile to make the kick off. In the 60th minute, 孔弘寒 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Milyo Gelovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milyo Gelovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Dos Santos in the 65th minute of play. Luo Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Garaile in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute FC Zhelezna were awarded a corner. Pavel Pranchev went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Pavel Pranchev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Нотингам's Luo Feng did a great save. Milyo Gelovski made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Tomas Dos Santos sent off a good shot on target. When Gilberto Garaile came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the FC Zhelezna 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 Gilberto Garaile couldn't finish the play. 78 minutes into the game, Sven-Erik Wallander was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Zhelezna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Нотингам the free kick. Milyo Gelovski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Luo Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Erik Wallander in the 90th minute of the match. Delyan Tzenov kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Нотингам's zone, Pavel Pranchev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luo Feng came out of the goal and Pavel Pranchev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.