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Match Report
Arkham Asylum Arena
Spectators: 7334 (Terracing: 5612,
Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 2) Serkan Gaar made the kick off and thus started the match. Robin Bäckström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Cremer-Ricken in the 11th minute. With a little luck, The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström got control of the ball when Frank Cremer-Ricken tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iljaz Çela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hao Yuan Guang, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Hjalmar Håkansson came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the The Northmen Army 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 Hjalmar Håkansson couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute, The Northmen Army's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Frank Cremer-Ricken fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Iljaz Çela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hu Zhen Di, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 21 minutes, Hu Zhen Di made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Gotham Saray FC's Iljaz Çela tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Frank Cremer-Ricken struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Robin Bäckström didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gotham Saray FC. The supporters of The Northmen Army booed when Gotham Saray FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halil Ratkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iljaz Çela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hu Zhen Di in the 30th minute of the match. Iljaz Çela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fortunato Stefano in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Cremer-Ricken got free with Robin Bäckström in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iljaz Çela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hjalmar Håkansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gotham Saray FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Immanuel Schommer hit a great ball. Iljaz Çela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Zhen Di, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Hu Zhen Di made a precise shot to the right of Iljaz Çela. Gotham Saray FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 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.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Christian Olofsson made a kick off. Iljaz Çela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hao Yuan Guang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Gotham Saray FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Niko Kalweit hit a great ball. The Northmen Army made a substitution. Teobald Polakowski replaced Christian Olofsson. In the 57th minute, Niko Kalweit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hjalmar Håkansson in the 65th minute of play forced Gotham Saray FC's goalkeeper Iljaz Çela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Frank Cremer-Ricken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Cremer-Ricken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Robin Bäckström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Halil Ratkowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 72nd minute, Halil Ratkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Till Schiefer hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute Albertino Severiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iljaz Çela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute Kiko Zimbo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iljaz Çela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gotham Saray FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hjalmar Håkansson was slow to take the kick. During this time The Northmen Army's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Kiko Zimbo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gotham Saray FC's Iljaz Çela did a great save. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gotham Saray FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hjalmar Håkansson was slow to take the kick. During this time The Northmen Army's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hjalmar Håkansson in the 88th minute of play forced Gotham Saray FC's goalkeeper Iljaz Çela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gotham Saray FC's Iljaz Çela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kiko Zimbo in the 95th minute of play. The The Northmen Army supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Northmen Army would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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