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Spectators: 10898 (Terracing: 8175, Seating: 2506, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ertan Duman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nestor Guillelmus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ertan Duman in the 10th minute of play. Nestor Guillelmus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ertan Duman, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Nestor Guillelmus made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Aias Kreskas sent off a good shot on target. Jim Ahlroht hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ertan Duman in the 19th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Nestor Guillelmus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute of the match ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ got a corner. Empire of Soccer's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roberto Carlos ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's corner Yu Ting fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Nestor Guillelmus quite easily take care of the ball. Nestor Guillelmus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ertan Duman in the 26th minute of play. Aias Kreskass short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Nestor Guillelmus to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Aias Kreskas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Nestor Guillelmus 27 minutes into the match. Nestor Guillelmus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aias Kreskas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Fotis Theofilopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's protests and gave Fotis Theofilopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Fotis Theofilopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gottfrid Hedström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Harriet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ladislao Harriet took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gottfrid Hedström. Gottfrid Hedström dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 45 minutes, Wit Beton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Empire of Soccer and the ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, Empire of Soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wit Beton to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ladislao Harriet to make the kick off. Yu Ting got a throw-in 51 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Tassos Poulakis. Nestor Guillelmus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aias Kreskas in the 55th minute of play. Nestor Guillelmus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ertan Duman, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Nestor Guillelmus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ertan Duman in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Ertan Duman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nestor Guillelmus made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Timos Kakavetsis was substituted for Tassos Poulakis. Empire of Soccer made a substitution. Pavlos Galanopoulos replaced Ladislao Harriet. Nestor Guillelmus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cao Jun Yan in the 75th minute of the match. When Teukros Diplarakos came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Empire of Soccer 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 Teukros Diplarakos couldn't finish the play. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Makareus Hagias was substituted for Oliver Bogren. Pavlos Galanopoulos kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Empire of Soccer's Nestor Guillelmus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ertan Duman in the 87th minute of play. Gottfrid Hedström made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Pavlos Galanopoulos sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th minute, Wit Beton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Empire of Soccer's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.