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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Herman Högman kicked off to start the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Fausto Ekain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SleddKnicks IF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fausto Ekain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Otto Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fotis Papadimas, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 13thth minute of the game Herman Högman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O.T.E's Javier García was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 15th minute, Özen Baroğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Otto Smitt was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Javier García stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Herman Högman's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Otto Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fotis Papadimas, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Javier García showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Distiratsu in the 24th minute of the match. Otto Smitt made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Fotis Papadimas sent off a good shot on target. Otto Smitt didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 25th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Herman Högman in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Javier García prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Javier García showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herman Högman in the 33rd minute of the match. In the last second Otto Smitt throw himself and got hold of the ball when Özen Baroğlu in the 34thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. O.T.E's Javier García played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Högman in the 35th minute of play. Javier García took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Distiratsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Fotis Papadimas 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. Otto Smitt was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Özen Baroğlu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 46 minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Özen Baroğlu was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Fotis Papadimas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otto Smitt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Özen Baroğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. O.T.E's supporters rose to their feet, but Özen Baroğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Otto Smitt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fotis Papadimas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 74 minutes into the match, SleddKnicks IF's goal looked a bit too open when Fotis Papadimas came free, but Otto Smitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Lin Quan Hai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman Högman in the 80th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Otto Smitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lin Quan Hai in the 82nd minute of play. Herman Högman might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Javier García. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Herman Högman ran back to his position shaking his head. O.T.E's Javier García played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman Högman in the 90th minute of play. Otto Smitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fotis Papadimas in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute Herman Högman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier García saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. O.T.E were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SleddKnicks IF for a fine match.