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Feliciano Gambarte
Spectators: 10838 (Terracing: 8130, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Billy Blowman took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Mikhail Horoshevskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Expreso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mikhail Horoshevskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kalidou Koulibaly during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, El Expreso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kalidou Koulibaly to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute of the match Trevor Lincoln shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elia Di Ianni showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. El Expreso's Elia Di Ianni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Billy Blowman in the 14th minute of play. Elia Di Ianni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduard Dășanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Elia Di Ianni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 17th minute of the match. Scott Bradbury sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, El Expreso's Mikhail Horoshevskiy got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute, Edu de Sousa made a precise shot to the right of Birant Kayrar. CA Piratas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 31 minutes into the match, Edu de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birant Kayrar. CA Piratas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edu de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Elia Di Ianni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Drăgoescu in the 38th minute of play. A hard shot 41 in the game by Scott Bradbury from a close distance when the talented Birant Kayrar managed to make a qualified save. CA Piratas's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Scott Bradbury in the 43rd minute of play forced CA Piratas's goalkeeper Birant Kayrar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 石桦亮 kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The goalkeeper, Birant Kayrar, was totally fooled by El Expreso's Zhu Quan, who 46 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Scott Bradbury made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Scott Bradbury in the 51st minute of play forced CA Piratas's goalkeeper Birant Kayrar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, El Expreso's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Dășanu came free, but Elia Di Ianni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to CA Piratas getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Grant Salt hit a great ball. CA Piratas's Birant Kayrar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu de Sousa in the 56th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, CA Piratas's goal looked a bit too open when Edu de Sousa came free, but Birant Kayrar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birant Kayrar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edu de Sousa in the 61st minute of the match. Birant Kayrar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edu de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Edu de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birant Kayrar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Jose-Antonio Urioste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Birant Kayrar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scott Bradbury, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Birant Kayrar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scott Bradbury in the 78th minute of play. CA Piratas's Birant Kayrar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edu de Sousa in the 82nd minute of play. El Expreso's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zhu Quan in the 83rd minute. In the 85th match minute, El Expreso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikhail Horoshevskiy to maneuver through the defense. Birant Kayrar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhu Quan in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Martyn West hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute of the match Zhu Quan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Birant Kayrar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 91 minutes, Zhu Quan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Expreso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zhu Quan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Birant Kayrar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Scott Bradbury in the 93rd minute of play. El Expreso were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CA Piratas for a fine match.