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Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Rähim Sterling made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute, Garphyttan's Donato de Salles dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Albäck in the 10th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rähim Sterling. Garphyttan's Gražvydas Pakula managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Astor Curcio in the 15 minute of the game. In the 17th minute of the match, Donato de Salles tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Osvaldo Vergaray saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 19th minute Viktor Albäck shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Vergaray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Garphyttan getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Donato de Salles hit a great ball. Osvaldo Vergaray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato de Salles in the 22nd minute of the match. Osvaldo Vergaray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Modesto Socorro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldo Vergaray made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Rähim Sterling sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Casimiro Txomin to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Jörn Petersson threw the ball into play from the sideline. Falconara Albanese's Narciso Jacob quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Modesto Socorro came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Falconara Albanese fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Modesto Socorro couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute Donato de Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Vergaray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato de Salles in the 56th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rähim Sterling blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Osvaldo Vergaray having to make a save. Modesto Socorro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erik Skog read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Falconara Albanese's Osvaldo Vergaray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato de Salles in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Albäck in the 66th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Skog showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Socorro in the 74th minute of the match. Erik Skog made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Modesto Socorro in the 74th minute of play. Falconara Albanese's Osvaldo Vergaray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato de Salles in the 75th minute of play. Osvaldo Vergaray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viktor Albäck in the 79th minute of the match. Osvaldo Vergaray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato de Salles in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viktor Albäck in the 84th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato de Salles in the 86th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Osvaldo Vergaray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goal looked a bit too open when Donato de Salles came free, but Osvaldo Vergaray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falconara Albanese's Dobri Kolyovski was substituted for Modesto Socorro.