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Ballebo Idrætspark
Spectators: 9076 (Terracing: 6893, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Makis Papadopoulos started the match with the kick off. Strib Galacticos IF's Vladimiro Theobald quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tor Helvard, made in the 4th minute of the game. After 8 played minutes Strib Galacticos IF got a freekick which was hit by Timo Rokmann. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Madrid FC's goalkeeper Hannibal Senior, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Real Madrid FC's Tor Helvard got a free kick in the 12th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Strib Galacticos IF's Andres Oper sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hannibal Senior narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Strib Galacticos IF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vlad Pâslaru in the 25th minute. A nice corner shot did that Vlad Pâslaru got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hannibal Senior quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ulli Brandt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Andres Oper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 29 minutes, Andres Oper managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andres Oper was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Makis Papadopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Andres Oper shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hannibal Senior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Real Madrid FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vlad Pâslaru was slow to take the kick. During this time Strib Galacticos IF's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Strib Galacticos IF's corner Ros Endal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hannibal Senior quite easily take care of the ball. When Werner Højsgaard fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Madrid FC's protests and gave Werner Højsgaard a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Strib Galacticos IF booed when Real Madrid FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Werner Højsgaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute of the match Urbano Cevallo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hannibal Senior showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Urbano Cevallo charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Urbano Cevallo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Urbano Cevallo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andres Oper stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Real Madrid FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hagbard Ribov came free, but Hannibal Senior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the game, Andres Oper lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Hannibal Senior. Makis Papadopoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Hasan Fuleager tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Andres Oper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Real Madrid FC's Hannibal Senior got control of the ball when Andres Oper tried to sneak it across the goal line. Strib Galacticos IF were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Real Madrid FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mike Tyson took the corner. The corner led Strib Galacticos IF's Mike Tyson to fire away a dangerous shot which Hannibal Senior despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Madrid FC's goalkeeper Hannibal Senior, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Andres Oper reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hannibal Senior. The goal made the score 0-3. Hannibal Senior took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Oper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hannibal Senior was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Andres Oper showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 81 minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Andres Oper cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Hannibal Senior was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hannibal Senior made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Andres Oper sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Real Madrid FC's Hannibal Senior got control of the ball when Andres Oper tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Andres Oper managed to get in a good position for a shot. Strib Galacticos IF's supporters rose to their feet, but Andres Oper was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hannibal Senior breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Strib Galacticos IF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.