Stadion Jui Kuen
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abandon All Hope's Jan Pająk 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. Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Bide in the 6th minute of play. Jan-Erik Vestberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Meng Yan Jing read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Ye Hong. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Erik Vestberg in the 9th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meng Yan Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan-Erik Vestberg in the 13th minute of play. Arsenio Bide sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 15 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Bide came free, but Meng Yan Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Arsenio Bide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yan Jing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Dedê de Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abandon All Hope's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Abeluse Flow the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Pająk got free with Nacho Molina in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nacho Molina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ye Hong in the 28th minute of play. The corner ended in Jiang Sang Qing almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Abeluse Flow's Nacho Molina did a great save. After a rather tough play, Abeluse Flow's Arsenio Bide got a free kick in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Abandon All Hope's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Bide came free, but Meng Yan Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenio Bide sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 39thth minute of the game Arsenio Bide who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ye Hong to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Abandon All Hope's zone, Konstanty Karbowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Meng Yan Jing came out of the goal and Konstanty Karbowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Abeluse Flow getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Konstanty Karbowski hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arsenio Bide to make the kick off. Arsenio Bide received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Meng Yan Jing came out and tried to block the shot, but Arsenio Bide slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 51st minute. Meng Yan Jing didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arsenio Bide went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Arsenio Bide in the 58thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Meng Yan Jing, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Meng Yan Jing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arsenio Bide in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute, Arsenio Bide 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. Abeluse Flow's Justo Zubicueta was substituted for Jan-Erik Vestberg. Abeluse Flow made a substitution. Julio Barroso replaced Arsenio Bide. Meng Yan Jing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julio Barroso in the 64th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Augustijn Rutten heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 76thth minute of the game Julio Barroso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Meng Yan Jing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Julio Barroso in the 79th minute. With a little luck, Abandon All Hope's Meng Yan Jing got control of the ball when Julio Barroso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute of the match Abeluse Flow got a corner. Abandon All Hope's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arlo Fresnos ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Abeluse Flow's corner Arlo Fresnos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Yan Jing quite easily take care of the ball. Abandon All Hope's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Julio Barroso scored to the left of an out of position Meng Yan Jing, making the score, 0-3.
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