Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7789 (Terracing: 5843,
Seating: 1791, VIP seats: 155) Majadita FC's Harry Deckberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Estudiantes de La Plata's goalkeeper Mário Súľovský, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Estudiantes de La Plata's zone, Melquiades Esiquio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mário Súľovský came out of the goal and Melquiades Esiquio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Estudiantes de La Plata's Mário Súľovský played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harry Deckberg in the 11th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Harry Deckberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mário Súľovský was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Mário Súľovský stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harry Deckberg's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Deckberg in the 19th minute of play forced Estudiantes de La Plata's goalkeeper Mário Súľovský to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Reyes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmine Di Paola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Harry Deckberg in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mário Súľovský saved Estudiantes de La Plata from getting behind. Mário Súľovský stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Harry Deckberg's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 27th match minute, Estudiantes de La Plata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atilano Poz to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Estudiantes de La Plata's goalkeeper Mário Súľovský, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 29 minutes Estudiantes de La Plata's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pablo Guipuzkoa who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Majadita FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Demis Tzanabetis hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albino Viviano got free with Federico Reyes in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Harry Deckberg in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mário Súľovský prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Harry Deckberg in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mário Súľovský saved Estudiantes de La Plata from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de La Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Harry Deckberg came free, but Mário Súľovský reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Estudiantes de La Plata got a freekick which was hit by Atilano Poz. Mário Súľovský showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melquiades Esiquio, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Izotz in the 44th minute of play forced Estudiantes de La Plata's goalkeeper Mário Súľovský to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Mauro Izotz made a precise shot to the right of Mário Súľovský. Estudiantes de La Plata's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Albino Viviano to make the kick off. Mário Súľovský showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harry Deckberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 58 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de La Plata's goalkeeper Mário Súľovský had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harry Deckberg. A nice corner shot did that Pablo Guipuzkoa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mário Súľovský quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Gilberto Orlondo charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Orlondo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, one of Estudiantes de La Plata:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Estudiantes de La Plata. The goalkeeper, Mário Súľovský, was totally fooled by Majadita FC's Harry Deckberg, who 67 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. With his leg Mário Súľovský managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Majadita FC's Harry Deckberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Estudiantes de La Plata fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! Carmine Di Paola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florencio Ponc took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Federico Reyes. Majadita FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Mário Súľovský showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robustiano Macerio in the 83rd minute of the match. With his leg Mário Súľovský managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Majadita FC's Robustiano Macerio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Florentino Rodas came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Estudiantes de La Plata fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Florentino Rodas couldn't finish the play. Harry Deckberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mário Súľovský read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. With his leg Mário Súľovský managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Majadita FC's Harry Deckberg fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Harry Deckberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Mário Súľovský tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eugenio Gartzea during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 97th match minute, Estudiantes de La Plata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugenio Gartzea to maneuver through the defense. Harry Deckberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mário Súľovský. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harry Deckberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Mário Súľovský made an important save on a dangerous shot by Harry Deckberg in the 98th minute. Majadita FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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