A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7564 (Terracing: 5674,
Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) After 2 minutes, Dario Rameriz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AZURDUY F.C. and the Eleven Nation Army players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AZURDUY F.C.'s Dario Rameriz got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 3rd minute Aleksander Brander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Bastian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joakim Lilja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Ramone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Ramone in the 8th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Joakim Lilja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artemio Ramone scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joakim Lilja, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 17 played minutes AZURDUY F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Criston. Joakim Lilja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teofilo Etxatxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AZURDUY F.C.'s Ulises Bastian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agne Lindblom in the 27th minute of play. Eleven Nation Army's Joakim Lilja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Etxatxu in the 30th minute of play. Conny Widberg took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulises Bastian. Ulises Bastian 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. Joakim Lilja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Etxatxu in the 35th minute of play. Agne Lindblom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 39 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Ramone came free, but Joakim Lilja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulises Bastian was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Aleksander Brander showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 41 minute of play. Patrik Lindqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aleksander Brander during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Brander to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Mikael Brodin hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute, Gösta Vallman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Joakim Lilja had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teofilo Etxatxu. After 58 minutes of play, AZURDUY F.C.'s Teofilo Etxatxu made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joakim Lilja was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Agne Lindblom got a free kick in the 60th minute. Teofilo Etxatxu came free with the goalkeeper in the 62nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Joakim Lilja could save by the left post. Joakim Lilja made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Teofilo Etxatxu sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of AZURDUY F.C. booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Lundqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artemio Ramone struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Joakim Lilja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AZURDUY F.C.. A hard shot 72 in the game by Teofilo Etxatxu from a close distance when the talented Joakim Lilja managed to make a qualified save. Eleven Nation Army's players were relieved. In the 73rd minute Conny Widberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulises Bastian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksander Brander in the 75th minute of play forced AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Ulises Bastian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofilo Etxatxu got free with Joakim Lilja in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Reynaldo Criston hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The supporters of Eleven Nation Army booed when AZURDUY F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delmar Mannuel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Eleven Nation Army defense, Teofilo Etxatxu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joakim Lilja. The Eleven Nation Army fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joakim Lilja should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the match, AZURDUY F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Agne Lindblom came free, but Ulises Bastian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teofilo Etxatxu got free with Joakim Lilja in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AZURDUY F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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