Murrayfield
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) AEK FC's Israel Petri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Rangers FC's Harold Fraser got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Espen Heltne charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Espen Heltne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th minute, Espen Heltne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fergus Fairbairn came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by AEK FC's Israel Petri. But to his dismay, Israel Petri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Rangers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucjan Zacharek came free, but Fergus Fairbairn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute Lucjan Zacharek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fergus Fairbairn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fergus Fairbairn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Stordal in the 23rd minute of the match. Patrick Sporran hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th match minute, Rangers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harold Fraser to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Rangers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Petri came free, but Fergus Fairbairn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Israel Petri kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, AEK FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tyler McCraw came free, but Finn Eidsvåg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Finn Eidsvåg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyler McCraw in the 35th minute of play. Tyler McCraw made a great header on Rangers FC's corner, it was just that AEK FC's Finn Eidsvåg managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the game, Raymond Johnston lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Finn Eidsvåg. In the 40th minute, Filomeno Harri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fergus Fairbairn was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Petri in the 44th minute of play. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Petri in the 46th minute of play.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Raymond Johnston made a kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Israel Petri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Fergus Fairbairn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fergus Fairbairn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Stordal in the 54th minute of the match. Fergus Fairbairn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Stordal in the 56th minute of the match. AEK FC were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Rangers FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Espen Heltne took the corner. AEK FC's Roald Djupvik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fergus Fairbairn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. AEK FC were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Rangers FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Espen Heltne took the corner. Israel Petri succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 61st playminute. 64 minutes into the game, Erik Stordal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AEK FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rangers FC the free kick. After 66 minutes of play, AEK FC's Israel Petri made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fergus Fairbairn was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn got control of the ball when Israel Petri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fergus Fairbairn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Petri in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match Israel Petri climbed in front of goal and pressed up 1-6 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Fergus Fairbairn. In the 74th minute, Abdi Malkoçoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th match minute, AEK FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Petri to maneuver through the defense. Fergus Fairbairn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Stordal in the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Rangers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Stordal came free, but Fergus Fairbairn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Israel Petri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fergus Fairbairn having to make a save. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rangers FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Espen Heltne was slow to take the kick. During this time AEK FC's players had a chance to rest. AEK FC's Espen Heltne was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fergus Fairbairn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 87th minute, Abdi Malkoçoğlu made a precise shot to the right of Fergus Fairbairn. Rangers FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. Finn Eidsvåg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raymond Johnston in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Israel Petri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fergus Fairbairn. Rangers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Israel Petri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-8. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AEK FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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