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Dean Court
Spectators: 9256 (Terracing: 6943, Seating: 2129, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luciano Cuenca made the kick off which started today's match. Vladimír Herzog received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Guto Jacinto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Godfredo Barroso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Hojanovice defense, Luciano Cuenca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Domingo Foster. The Hojanovice fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Domingo Foster should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Ladislav Ondrák managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hojanovice's supporters rose to their feet, but Ladislav Ondrák was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guto Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Domingo Foster showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Cuenca, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 32nd minute, Vladimír Herzog left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hojanovice fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Hojanovice's Domingo Foster proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Hojanovice from getting a goal against them. If Nelu Oblemenco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Godfredo Barroso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Domingo Foster read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Luciano Cuenca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Domingo Foster having to make a save. After 47 minutes, Zeki Engintalay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Cherries and the Hojanovice players grew even worse after the yellow card.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julius Kuhn made a kick off. Branislav Sekanina received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Guto Jacinto came out and tried to block the shot, but Branislav Sekanina slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 56th minute. AFC Cherries made a substitution. Naci Harmanda replaced Václav Buš. In the 61st minute, Julius Kuhn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC Cherries's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benjamin Pabon in the 65th minute. The corner led AFC Cherries's Benjamin Pabon to fire away a dangerous shot which Domingo Foster despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. AFC Cherries's Guto Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julius Kuhn in the 71st minute of play. Guto Jacinto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Branislav Sekanina in the 75th minute of play. The supporters of Hojanovice booed when AFC Cherries was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radek Rokos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, AFC Cherries's goal looked a bit too open when Branislav Sekanina came free, but Guto Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute AFC Cherries were awarded a corner. Benjamin Pabon went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Benjamin Pabon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Hojanovice's Domingo Foster did a great save. After a rather tough play, Hojanovice's Jakub Kotas got a free kick in the 87th minute. After a rather tough play, Hojanovice's Jakub Kotas got a free kick in the 88th minute. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hojanovice's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Benjamin Pabon was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC Cherries's players had a chance to rest. 95 minutes into the match, AFC Cherries's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimír Herzog came free, but Guto Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hojanovice's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.