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JET-Arena
Spectators: 8591 (Terracing: 6444, Seating: 1976, VIP seats: 171) ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽'s Graziani Lusa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Bloom in the 3rd minute of play forced ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽'s goalkeeper Cesar Ortiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in JET-M's zone, Graziani Lusa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikifor Vekov came out of the goal and Graziani Lusa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mark Bloom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Alexi Mechenov in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by JET-M's Șerban Chirițescu. Cesar Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mark Bloom, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebastean Montoye hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Graziani Lusa in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikifor Vekov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Șerban Chirițescu in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽'s Alexi Mechenov. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Graziani Lusa in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikifor Vekov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mark Bloom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesar Ortiz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bo Bonk in the 32nd minute of play forced JET-M's goalkeeper Nikifor Vekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽'s Cesar Ortiz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽ from getting a goal against them. Nikifor Vekov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bo Bonk's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute Graziani Lusa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikifor Vekov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led to ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽'s Bo Bonk getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mark Bloom was the one to do the kick off. Bo Bonk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Nikifor Vekov made a huge save. After 54 played minutes JET-M got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Chirițescu. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Mark Bloom managed to get in a good position for a shot. JET-M's supporters rose to their feet, but Mark Bloom was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cesar Ortiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽'s Graziani Lusa got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cesar Ortiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Bloom in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graziani Lusa in the 82nd minute of play forced JET-M's goalkeeper Nikifor Vekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute of the game Boncho Babachkov made a throw-in which Velizar Dimitrov played forward. The supporters of ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽ booed when JET-M was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Șerban Chirițescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Graziani Lusa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Nikifor Vekov made a huge save. JET-M's Mark Bloom got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The ®G6®FC ⚽THRASHER⚽ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented JET-M from taking control. The game ends in a draw.