Arborial Park
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762,
Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pranas Užkuraitis got the match started through his kick off. 13 minutes into the match, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Navarro came free, but Rudolf Meulman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tracy Shah's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rudolf Meulman firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 19th minute Nicolas Satordi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Rudolf Meulman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Olimpo de Bahia Blanca from getting a goal against them. In the 23rd minute, Arjen Robben 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 24th minute Teo Fidensio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Satordi in the 25th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shaki Conn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teo Fidensio in the 28th minute of play. Luisito Nesor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shaki Conn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Olimpo de Bahia Blanca got a corner. ForestFire's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carmelo Gorka ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rudolf Meulman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tracy Shah in the 43rd minute. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pranas Užkuraitis in the 44th minute of the match. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by ForestFire's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carmelo Gorka was slow to take the kick. During this time Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Nicolas Satordi drilling the ball in to score 0-2 behind ForestFire's goalkeeper. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
Ben Gilliam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 55th match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lance Green to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Carmelo Gorka tried to score from far away in the 56th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to Olimpo de Bahia Blanca getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Pranas Užkuraitis hit a great ball. In the 61st minute Lucas Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudolf Meulman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ForestFire's Shaki Conn got control of the ball when Pranas Užkuraitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rudolf Meulman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tracy Shah, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luisito Nesor got free with Shaki Conn in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Satordi in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luisito Nesor. Shaki Conn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Satordi in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Arjen Robben 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. Rudolf Meulman came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by ForestFire's Lucas Navarro. But to his dismay, Lucas Navarro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 89 minutes, Lucas Navarro made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Rudolf Meulman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pranas Užkuraitis got free with Shaki Conn in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brad Brock to maneuver through the defense. Rudolf Meulman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Navarro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Satordi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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