Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cheng Le Xing started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ayi Kusumah came free, but Bogdan Samokovliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. You Wei Xing sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Ayi Kusumah took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Bogdan Samokovliyski to make any attempt to save it. In the 13th minute, Ayi Kusumah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski got control of the ball when You Wei Xing tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cláudio Bittencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Le Xing in the 22nd minute of the match. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Pakorro AFC from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Red Bull Magnus defense, Cheng Le Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Bittencourt. The Red Bull Magnus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Bittencourt should have stopped the shot. Red Bull Magnus's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ayi Kusumah in the 31st minute. Cheng Le Xing's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cláudio Bittencourt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute Pakorro AFC were awarded a corner. Aşır Satılmış went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Pakorro AFC's Aşır Satılmış to fire away a dangerous shot which Cláudio Bittencourt despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the Pakorro AFC defense, You Wei Xing kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Samokovliyski. The Pakorro AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Samokovliyski should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ayi Kusumah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. You Wei Xing kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Conrado Baudelio's late challenge caught a Red Bull Magnus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Conrado Baudelio helped the player get up and apologised. 56 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cláudio Bittencourt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Red Bull Magnus defense, Elvio Frances kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Bittencourt. The Red Bull Magnus fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Bittencourt should have stopped the shot. Red Bull Magnus's Paulo Renato Trigo was substituted for You Wei Xing. Red Bull Magnus's Bass Dost was substituted for Leo de Carvalho. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Bass Dost managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Bull Magnus's supporters rose to their feet, but Bass Dost was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bogdan Samokovliyski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cláudio Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Frances, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's Bass Dost sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bogdan Samokovliyski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Elvio Frances could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Cláudio Bittencourt made a huge save. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 80th minute Rustam Arsenievich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Bass Dost cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Bogdan Samokovliyski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pakorro AFC's Elvio Frances got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bass Dost in the 88th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's goal looked a bit too open when Rustam Arsenievich came free, but Cláudio Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Pakorro AFC's Cláudio Bittencourt threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rustam Arsenievich, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 95th minute, Richard Hefter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute, Elvio Frances 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. There was no doubt that Red Bull Magnus were the better team. Red Bull Magnus's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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