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Saronida Stadium
Spectators: 10838 (Terracing: 8130, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) Clayton Gol started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Damaso Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Susara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laurențiu Susara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clayton Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute Karl-Heinz Schneider shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yahia van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valerios Voutsas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Yahia van der Saar made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 15th minute of play forced Saronida FC's goalkeeper Laurențiu Susara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clayton Gol in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Saronida FC's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Dominguez came free, but Laurențiu Susara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Clayton Gol 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. 27 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valerios Voutsas. After a rather tough play, Sheriff's Iraklis Karasavvidis got a free kick in the 28th minute. Clayton Gol kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Saronida FC's Valerios Voutsas got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valerios Voutsas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Valerios Voutsas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Sheriff's Alejandro Rubin got a free kick in the 46th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valerios Voutsas was the one to do the kick off. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Heinz Schneider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Laurențiu Susara managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Sheriff's Clayton Gol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sheriff's Giannis Polizos was substituted for Sancho Denner. Saronida FC's Huang Tian Yun was substituted for Valerios Voutsas. Saronida FC's Veniamin Zisimopoulos was substituted for Savas Ravousis. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Saronida FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iraklis Karasavvidis was slow to take the kick. During this time Sheriff's players had a chance to rest. Iraklis Karasavvidis made a great header on Sheriff's corner, it was just that Saronida FC's Laurențiu Susara managed to reach the ball for a save. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Veniamin Zisimopoulos in the 64th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Clayton Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Susara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Saronida FC's Veniamin Zisimopoulos in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sheriff's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Sheriff getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Clayton Gol hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Huang Tian Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yahia van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huang Tian Yun in the 78th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Clayton Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Laurențiu Susara was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Laurențiu Susara made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Natalio Dominguez sent off a good shot on target. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Veniamin Zisimopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute Saronida FC were awarded a corner. Egil Siöberg went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Saronida FC's corner Egil Siöberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Yahia van der Saar quite easily take care of the ball. If Damaso Xacintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.