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Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yiğitcan Tugal started the match with the kick off. Robin Hultstrand was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Syd Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Armando Milito, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 15th minute, Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Sun Wei seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sun Wei the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sun Wei had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Sun Wei hit a great ball. In the 16th minute of the match Ive Volckaerts sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gavino Afonso skillfully saved the ball. In the 21st match minute, Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteve Cacheres to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Real Death Ducks were awarded a corner. Ive Volckaerts went to the cornerflag to take it. 31 minutes into the match, Hıdır Aygüneş dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Syd Cullen, 2-0. Gavino Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Hultstrand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s goal looked a bit too open when Robin Hultstrand came free, but Gavino Afonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gavino Afonso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin de Queiroz in the 39th minute of the match. The supporters of Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ booed when Real Death Ducks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ive Volckaerts didn't get a good kick on the ball. D.J. Smith hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Stanislaw Koperski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Syd Cullen skillfully saved the ball. Gavino Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ive Volckaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hıdır Aygüneş made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Robin Hultstrand reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gavino Afonso. The goal made the score 2-1. Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Gavino Afonso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ from getting a goal against them. Syd Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hıdır Aygüneş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin de Queiroz in the 59th minute of play forced Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s goalkeeper Gavino Afonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Gavino Afonso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ from getting a goal against them. Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Gavino Afonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Hultstrand in the 70th minute of play. With a little luck, Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Gavino Afonso got control of the ball when Robin Hultstrand tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s goal looked a bit too open when Yiğitcan Tugal came free, but Gavino Afonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Diego Armando Milito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Syd Cullen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin Hultstrand got free with Gavino Afonso in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Real Death Ducks made a substitution. Ni Yong Lei replaced Wen Feng Shi. Real Death Ducks's Jay Menzies was substituted for Ive Volckaerts. Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s Enzo Trossero was substituted for Esteve Cacheres. The supporters of Real Death Ducks booed when Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteve Cacheres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gavino Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franklin de Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Jay Menzies shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Afonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hıdır Aygüneş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Syd Cullen having to interfere. Gavino Afonso made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Franklin de Queiroz sent off a good shot on target. Gavino Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiğitcan Tugal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ⱨ₳₵ɆĐØⱤ ĐɆ ØⱤØ₴'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.