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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Svetoslav Vardarov started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Cesare Raimondi hit a great ball. 13 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when 肖树鸿 came free, but Pablo Lohitzun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Lohitzun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabian Bator's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Gliwicka Torcida were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Expresso Ranelagh's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. 肖树鸿 took the corner. The corner ended in Grzegorz Wielowiejski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Expresso Ranelagh's Pablo Lohitzun did a great save. Pablo Lohitzun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 肖树鸿, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Gliwicka Torcida's Claudinho Taffarel got control of the ball when Victor Chus tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32nd minute Fabian Bator shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Lohitzun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gliwicka Torcida's goalkeeper Claudinho Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Claudinho Taffarel came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Expresso Ranelagh's Svetoslav Vardarov. But to his dismay, Svetoslav Vardarov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Pablo Lohitzun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Turok, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Pablo Lohitzun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Bator, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinho Taffarel made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Victor Chus sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Bator in the 47th minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Lohitzun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Bator, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabian Bator made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pawel Turok in the 52nd minute of play forced Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Lohitzun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 肖树鸿 in the 53rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Expresso Ranelagh defense, Pawel Turok kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pablo Lohitzun. The Expresso Ranelagh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pablo Lohitzun should have stopped the shot. 57 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goal looked a bit too open when 肖树鸿 came free, but Pablo Lohitzun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Gliwicka Torcida booed when Expresso Ranelagh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Tugay Alkın didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabian Bator got free with Pablo Lohitzun in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pablo Lohitzun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Bator in the 70th minute of play. Expresso Ranelagh's Márcio Lago was substituted for Svetoslav Vardarov. 72 minutes in the game Grzegorz Wielowiejski did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Quique Moreno. Karol Chrobak made in the 82nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Quique Moreno immediately put the ball in play. If Honorato Chap had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gliwicka Torcida's Claudinho Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Márcio Lago in the 89th minute of play. Quique Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pablo Lohitzun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, Gliwicka Torcida was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grzegorz Wielowiejski to maneuver through the defense. Gliwicka Torcida were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.