Idas Valley Stadium
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stuart Byman started the match with the kick off. Velimir Popchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Bernat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osvaldo Bernat spun around in front of the goal 3 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of VN Keleler's goal. 7 minutes into the match, Stuart Byman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Stellenbosch's Pedro Pelayo. Pedro Pelayo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, VN Keleler's Ilko Hindalov got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Bernat in the 15th minute of play forced VN Keleler's goalkeeper Velimir Popchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute VN Keleler were awarded a corner. Andreas Lund went to the cornerflag to take it. Hakkı Kenan Pınar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Pelayo having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Doychin Konsulov 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 32nd minute Andreas Lund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Pelayo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute VN Keleler were awarded a corner. Andreas Lund went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Hakkı Kenan Pınar heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Pedro Pelayo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doychin Konsulov in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to VN Keleler getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Gong Yuan Yu hit a great ball. After having played for 38 minutes, Odysseas Katramados managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stellenbosch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Odysseas Katramados was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doychin Konsulov in the 40th minute of play forced Stellenbosch's goalkeeper Pedro Pelayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Pelayo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doychin Konsulov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VN Keleler's Velimir Popchev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save VN Keleler from getting a goal against them. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Osvaldo Bernat made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Bernat came free, but Velimir Popchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Velimir Popchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Bernat in the 53rd minute of the match. Pedro Pelayo made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Doychin Konsulov sent off a good shot on target. After 57 played minutes Stellenbosch got a freekick which was hit by Jesus Ofelio. Stellenbosch's Octavio Lluis was substituted for Flóki Cabezudo. After 58 played minutes Stellenbosch got a freekick which was hit by Jesus Ofelio. Velimir Popchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Fernando Quinteros, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Velimir Popchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Martxelin in the 63rd minute of the match. Pedro Pelayo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stuart Byman in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fidel Martxelin in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Velimir Popchev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Fidel Martxelin sped through VN Keleler's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Velimir Popchev. In the 75th minute Juan Fernando Quinteros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velimir Popchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Stuart Byman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Pelayo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute Fidel Martxelin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velimir Popchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Stuart Byman came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the VN Keleler 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 Stuart Byman couldn't finish the play. After 83 minutes VN Keleler's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Odysseas Katramados who took care of the corner kick. 88 minutes into the game, Mao Zhen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Velimir Popchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Byman in the 93rd minute of play forced Stellenbosch's goalkeeper Pedro Pelayo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Fernando Quinteros came free, but Velimir Popchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.
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