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PALACE OF PREASURE
Spectators: 8388 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 100) VERDE NILO's Gustavo Canales 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. If Yüksel Karadeniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 7 minutes on the clock, Kamil Grosics commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 7 minutes into the game, one of The Celestial Lion:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Salas in the 13th minute of play forced VERDE NILO's goalkeeper Arnaldo Morandé to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to The Celestial Lion getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Tanio Klein hit a great ball. Arnaldo Morandé came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by The Celestial Lion's Marcelo Salas. But to his dismay, Marcelo Salas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Lolo Saavedra hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, VERDE NILO's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Salas came free, but Arnaldo Morandé reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Celestial Lion booed when VERDE NILO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lolo Saavedra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute Rafa Jackson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Morandé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelo Salas hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Canales in the 36th minute of play forced The Celestial Lion's goalkeeper Alberto Poletti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Salas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnaldo Morandé was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Celestial Lion! When the match had been going on for 47 minutes, VERDE NILO's Emanuel Jodar got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Alberto Poletti. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcelo Salas to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Carlos Alberto Urrutia got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 60th minute, The Celestial Lion's Marcelo Salas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Alberto Poletti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Urrutia, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Gustavo Canales put it in 2-5 from a short distance just to the right of Alberto Poletti. Bermejo Schlubach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lolo Saavedra kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Lolo Saavedra kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Marcelo Salas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Morandé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when The Celestial Lion's Bermejo Schlubach in the 89th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Arnaldo Morandé was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for VERDE NILO through an amazing save. Carlos Alberto Urrutia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Celestial Lion played a much better game than VERDE NILO and deserved their victory. The VERDE NILO players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.