Jacksonville Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ilie Surugiu kicked off to start the match. Costică Donose fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rogelio Hanni having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Jacksonville 67's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Surugiu came free, but Rogelio Hanni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rogelio Hanni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Donose, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Oscar Cruz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fabio Abalos, passed just outside the right post. Rogelio Hanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Surugiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ionion's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when King Batistuta scored to the left of an out of position Fabio Abalos, making the score, 1-0. Costică Donose took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rogelio Hanni. Rogelio Hanni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The audience was convinced that Oscar Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabio Abalos was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Rogelio Hanni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Surugiu in the 23rd minute of play. Rogelio Hanni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costică Donose, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 28 played minutes ionion got a freekick which was hit by Niculae Moisescu. Fabio Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by King Batistuta in the 31st minute. After taking down the ball on Jacksonville 67's corner Sven Horring fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fabio Abalos quite easily take care of the ball. Grigore Pădure kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Costică Donose 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. King Batistuta's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fabio Abalos firmly grabbed it by the left post. A hard shot 44 in the game by King Batistuta from a close distance when the talented Fabio Abalos managed to make a qualified save. ionion's players were relieved. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by ionion's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sven Horring was slow to take the kick. During this time Jacksonville 67's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Jacksonville 67's corner Oscar Cruz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fabio Abalos quite easily take care of the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
Fabio Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jacksonville 67's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ilie Surugiu was slow to take the kick. During this time ionion's players had a chance to rest. Fabio Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, King Batistuta put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fabio Abalos. Joost Opdam kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Dominik Šepetavec's late challenge caught a Jacksonville 67's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dominik Šepetavec helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Jacksonville 67 booed when ionion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Šepetavec didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oscar Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Niculae Moisescu's late challenge caught a Jacksonville 67's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niculae Moisescu helped the player get up and apologised. Niculae Moisescu hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Oscar Cruz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabio Abalos having to make a save. Marijan Ojdanić's late challenge caught a Jacksonville 67's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marijan Ojdanić helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ionion's Marijan Ojdanić got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Cruz in the 74th minute of play forced ionion's goalkeeper Fabio Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacksonville 67's Rogelio Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Surugiu in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jacksonville 67's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ilie Surugiu was slow to take the kick. During this time ionion's players had a chance to rest. 81 minutes into the match, Oscar Cruz notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of ionion's Fabio Abalos. Fabio Abalos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fabio Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from King Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Costică Donose came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rogelio Hanni could save by the left post. Fabio Abalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of King Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute, Marijan Ojdanić fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rogelio Hanni, passed just outside the right post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers King Batistuta in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabio Abalos saved ionion from getting behind. King Batistuta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Abalos having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Costică Donose got free with Rogelio Hanni in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Jacksonville 67 had won after a very even match.
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