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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Casimiro Titos started the match with the kick off. Romualdo Figueroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urmet Karja, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Auckland Titans II's goal looked a bit too open when Urmet Karja came free, but Romualdo Figueroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Trigonakis in the 9th minute of play forced Auckland Titans II's goalkeeper Romualdo Figueroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romualdo Figueroa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urmet Karja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Trigonakis in the 12th minute of play forced Auckland Titans II's goalkeeper Romualdo Figueroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Placido Sauca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romualdo Figueroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Auckland Titans II's Romualdo Figueroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urmet Karja in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Urmet Karja made a precise shot to the right of Romualdo Figueroa. Auckland Titans II's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After having played for 23 minutes, Urmet Karja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.C. AUDAX's supporters crossed their fingers, but Urmet Karja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Takis Trigonakis in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romualdo Figueroa saved Auckland Titans II from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Takis Trigonakis in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Romualdo Figueroa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute, Juan-Alfredo Blazquez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Romualdo Figueroa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Romualdo Figueroa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Urmet Karja went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. When Chepe Echavarri fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Auckland Titans II's protests and gave Chepe Echavarri a yellow card for diving instead. Chepe Echavarri hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After 41 minutes, Takis Trigonakis made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Auckland Titans II's Romualdo Figueroa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 48 minutes of play, A.C. AUDAX's Urmet Karja made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romualdo Figueroa was left in no man's land by his defense there! A.C. AUDAX made a substitution. Zhan Kehayov replaced Takis Trigonakis. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zhan Kehayov was the one to do the kick off. Zhan Kehayov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-6 to the left of a surprised Romualdo Figueroa 59 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Urmet Karja got free with Romualdo Figueroa in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Urmet Karja received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Romualdo Figueroa came out and tried to block the shot, but Urmet Karja slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 63rd minute. Fuad Kakoli charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fuad Kakoli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fuad Kakoli kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Panda Isdiantono showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Titos in the 68th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Auckland Titans II's zone, Zhan Kehayov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romualdo Figueroa came out of the goal and Zhan Kehayov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 76 minutes into the game, when Fuad Kakoli put in a rough tackle. Auckland Titans II's Romualdo Figueroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillermo Briso in the 82nd minute of play. Urmet Karja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Romualdo Figueroa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zhan Kehayov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romualdo Figueroa having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Urmet Karja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 95 minutes, Urmet Karja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.C. AUDAX's supporters crossed their fingers, but Urmet Karja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Romualdo Figueroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhan Kehayov, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. A.C. AUDAX's Urmet Karja got a good chance for a goal in the 99th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Auckland Titans II's Romualdo Figueroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhan Kehayov in the 102nd minute of play. The A.C. AUDAX supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing A.C. AUDAX would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.