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Skulls Garden
Spectators: 9369 (Terracing: 7000, Seating: 2180, VIP seats: 189) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arsenio Claus made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goal looked a bit too open when Thorkild Falshøj came free, but Hemza Derrida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noureddine Adjani hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Skulls FC's Chen Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kacper Koperski in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute of the match Skulls FC got a corner. Salmiyah Power's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cheb Radjef ran over to the corner to take the kick. Salmiyah Power's Hemza Derrida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kassel Djebbour in the 14th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Noureddine Adjani heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Chen Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kacper Koperski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chen Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakhdar Guendouz in the 26th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Lakhdar Guendouz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Chen Qi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 31st minute Kasdi Abrika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Derrida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Patric Moberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kasdi Abrika in the 36th minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Hemza Derrida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Skulls FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Koperski came free, but Chen Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hemza Derrida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kasdi Abrika, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noureddine Adjani during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Noureddine Adjani hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Thorkild Falshøj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Hemza Derrida made a huge save. The corner led Skulls FC's Cheb Radjef to fire away a dangerous shot which Hemza Derrida despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After the first half Salmiyah Power were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Skulls FC's Ali Koc was substituted for Kasdi Abrika. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thorkild Falshøj stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hemza Derrida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Koc in the 53rd minute of the match. Chen Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Claus in the 55th minute of the match. Ali Koc might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hemza Derrida. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Koc ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 58th minute Ali Koc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Derrida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hemza Derrida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thorkild Falshøj in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Koc in the 63rd minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Hemza Derrida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Koc spun around in front of the goal 67 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Salmiyah Power's goal. Salmiyah Power's Jeremias Ganix was substituted for Noureddine Adjani. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Alain Khaldi replaced Brahim Kerkar. In the 77th minute Thorkild Falshøj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Derrida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hemza Derrida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thorkild Falshøj in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute Ali Koc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Derrida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacper Koperski in the 86th minute of play forced Skulls FC's goalkeeper Chen Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thorkild Falshøj in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hemza Derrida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 89 played minutes Skulls FC got a freekick which was hit by Thorkild Falshøj. The supporters of Skulls FC booed when Salmiyah Power was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abderrahmane Merah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chen Qi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Claus in the 94th minute of play. Lakhdar Guendouz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Chen Qi made a huge save. In the 97th minute Arsenio Claus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chen Qi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Skulls FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Salmiyah Power's performance. The match ended with a win for Salmiyah Power.