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Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 10855 (Terracing: 8143, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anier Geleberto kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Pallini City's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Heinz Schneider came free, but Helmut Tõnuri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laurențiu Susara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xabier 赵云 in the 10th minute of play. Helmut Tõnuri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karl-Heinz Schneider showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. In the 16thth minute of the game Anier Geleberto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christoforos Iordanakos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Laurențiu Susara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo de Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After 34 minutes, Egil Siöberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saronida FC and the Pallini City players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute Veniamin Zisimopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmut Tõnuri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pallini City's Helmut Tõnuri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veniamin Zisimopoulos in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 38th minute of play forced Pallini City's goalkeeper Helmut Tõnuri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Heinz Schneider could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Helmut Tõnuri made a huge save. 44 minutes into the game, Karmel Gian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saronida FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pallini City the free kick. A collision led to Saronida FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Karmel Gian hit a great ball. Laurențiu Susara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anier Geleberto in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Veniamin Zisimopoulos made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Perivaldo de Lima got free with Laurențiu Susara in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Laurențiu Susara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anier Geleberto's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Saronida FC made a substitution. Jonas Pacheco replaced Christoforos Iordanakos. Saronida FC's Savas Ravousis was substituted for Manos Oustabasidis. Pallini City were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Saronida FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eugenios Dimakis took the corner. Pallini City's Eugenios Dimakis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Laurențiu Susara in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Laurențiu Susara made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Perivaldo de Lima sent off a good shot on target. After 65 minutes of play, Pallini City's Anier Geleberto made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Laurențiu Susara was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 68th minute of play forced Pallini City's goalkeeper Helmut Tõnuri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Saronida FC's goalkeeper Laurențiu Susara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Laurențiu Susara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo de Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anier Geleberto in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Heinz Schneider in the 80th minute of play forced Pallini City's goalkeeper Helmut Tõnuri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anier Geleberto came free, but Laurențiu Susara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pallini City made a substitution. Anestis Pallini replaced Jan Plaski. In the 89th minute of the match Pallini City got a corner. Saronida FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eugenios Dimakis ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Eugenios Dimakis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Laurențiu Susara quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in Pallini City's zone, Veniamin Zisimopoulos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Helmut Tõnuri came out of the goal and Veniamin Zisimopoulos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.