Laurita Stadium
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762,
Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mario Alberto Kempes made the kick off which started today's match. Arnulfo Kinsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Lebron in the 5th minute of the match. Arnulfo Kinsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Måns Sandberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Alberto Kempes in the 12th minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Safet Hands to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Safet Hands showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Alberto Kempes in the 17th minute of the match. Du Zheng Rong charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Du Zheng Rong the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Laurita FC's Du Zheng Rong got a free kick in the 19th minute. Måns Sandberg took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arnulfo Kinsen. Arnulfo Kinsen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Laurita FC's attentive Esa Garcha managed to snatch the ball when Giorgian De Arrascaeta made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Safet Hands showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Alberto Kempes, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 30 played minutes Laurita FC got a freekick which was hit by Esa Garcha. The throw-in from Esa Garcha in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Norrlands Athen's Giorgian De Arrascaeta. The audience was convinced that Måns Sandberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnulfo Kinsen was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th minute of the match Norrlands Athen got a corner. Laurita FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filcho Slivkov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Filcho Slivkov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Laurita FC's Arnulfo Kinsen did a great save. 36 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Alberto Kempes came free, but Safet Hands reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mario Alberto Kempes struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Safet Hands didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laurita FC. After some careless play in the Laurita FC defense, Juan Lebron kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnulfo Kinsen. The Laurita FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnulfo Kinsen should have stopped the shot. Safet Hands showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Alberto Kempes, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. A collision led to Norrlands Athen getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Giorgian De Arrascaeta hit a great ball. Arnulfo Kinsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Måns Sandberg in the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Måns Sandberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Arnulfo Kinsen made a huge save. Laurita FC's Fabian Manni quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Giorgian De Arrascaeta, made in the 54th minute of the game. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Du Zheng Rong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Alberto Kempes in the 64th minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Safet Hands to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 played minutes Norrlands Athen got a freekick which was hit by Giorgian De Arrascaeta. Laurita FC made a substitution. Hélder Fernandez replaced Filip Ikalewicz. Norrlands Athen's Gilbert Hermansson was substituted for Måns Sandberg. The supporters of Laurita FC booed when Norrlands Athen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giorgian De Arrascaeta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Vargas in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Laurita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Huang Fei Ting came free, but Arnulfo Kinsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Laurita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Calle Bergfelt came free, but Arnulfo Kinsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Norrlands Athen's Qian Jian Wei seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Qian Jian Wei the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Norrlands Athen protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Qian Jian Wei had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Norrlands Athen:s Safet Hands showed great skill when he stopped Šair Lupin:s penalty. In the 80th minute Mümin Aygüneş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Safet Hands saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Calle Bergfelt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnulfo Kinsen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Norrlands Athen were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Laurita FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filcho Slivkov took the corner. Gilbert Hermansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Arnulfo Kinsen made a huge save. Safet Hands showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Vargas in the 92nd minute of the match. Safet Hands came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Laurita FC's Šair Lupin. But to his dismay, Šair Lupin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Šair Lupin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norrlands Athen's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mümin Aygüneş in the 98th minute of play. Norrlands Athen's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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