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Spectators: 8038 (Terracing: 6029, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) In the 7th minute, Franky Dhondt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arkadiusz Barciniak was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Arkadiusz Barciniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franky Dhondt, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Dawid Kazimierz made in the 12th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jerzy Mielak immediately put the ball in play. Julio Falcioni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kudret Tüzer in the 15th minute. Julio Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Resel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Thunderstorm Riders's goal looked a bit too open when Franky Dhondt came free, but Arkadiusz Barciniak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Thunderstorm Riders's Julio Falcioni threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Konrad Resel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Franky Dhondt scored 0-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arkadiusz Barciniak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Konrad Resel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Julio Falcioni made a huge save. With a little luck, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Julio Falcioni got control of the ball when Koti Kot tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Thunderstorm Riders booed when Cardo Ruso Cordobés was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliberto Pueblo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Cardo Ruso Cordobés getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Juliusz Gdowik hit a great ball. Jerzy Mielak charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerzy Mielak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Franky Dhondt to make the kick off. Julio Falcioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Almir Lago in the 52nd minute of the match. Julio Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konrad Resel, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Deci Liberatore was substituted for Mateo Filipo. Thunderstorm Riders made a substitution. Daniel Houseman replaced Kudret Tüzer. Cardo Ruso Cordobés made a substitution. Bennvar Back replaced Franky Dhondt. In the 64th minute, Bennvar Back made a precise shot to the right of Arkadiusz Barciniak. Thunderstorm Riders's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Julio Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koti Kot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arkadiusz Barciniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bennvar Back, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Arkadiusz Barciniak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bennvar Back went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute Cardo Ruso Cordobés were awarded a corner. Albino Millano went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Juliusz Gdowik almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Thunderstorm Riders's Arkadiusz Barciniak did a great save. In the 85thth minute of the game Bennvar Back who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Thunderstorm Riders's Arkadiusz Barciniak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 86th minute Konrad Resel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Falcioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Houseman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Thunderstorm Riders defense, Bennvar Back kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arkadiusz Barciniak. The Thunderstorm Riders fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arkadiusz Barciniak should have stopped the shot. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Julio Falcioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Lago in the 95th minute of play. Daniel Houseman got in the 95th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Julio Falcioni handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.