Arapoğlu Stadyumu
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tage Falk started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Palestine's Suelo Montana seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Suelo Montana the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Palestine protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Suelo Montana had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Palestine:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Berenjenas de Punto Fijo:s goal. Anatole Nielispach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Ramiréz in the 7th minute of the match. Alvaro Ramiréz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anatole Nielispach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Palestine's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dieter Denys was slow to take the kick. During this time Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's players had a chance to rest. Dieter Denys made a great header on Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's corner, it was just that Palestine's Anatole Nielispach managed to reach the ball for a save. Thibaut Vandamme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doğan Neşet in the 15th minute. Alvaro Ramiréz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anatole Nielispach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Adnan Osmanoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Ramiréz in the 24th minute of play forced Palestine's goalkeeper Anatole Nielispach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 played minutes Berenjenas de Punto Fijo got a freekick which was hit by James Bom. In the 25th minute Doğan Neşet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Vandamme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Palestine's Anatole Nielispach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Ramiréz in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goal looked a bit too open when Doğan Neşet came free, but Thibaut Vandamme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Ramiréz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anatole Nielispach was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. When Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Alvaro Ramiréz in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palestine's goalie prevented a goal. Adnan Osmanoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adnan Osmanoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 40 played minutes Palestine got a freekick which was hit by Adnan Osmanoğlu. Anatole Nielispach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Ramiréz in the 41st minute of the match. Anatole Nielispach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Ramiréz in the 47th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juli Alvarez to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juli Alvarez got free with Anatole Nielispach in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thibaut Vandamme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doğan Neşet in the 56th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Juli Alvarez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anatole Nielispach. Palestine's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juli Alvarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 68 minutes into the game, Juli Alvarez recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anatole Nielispach. Juli Alvarez showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Anatole Nielispach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juli Alvarez's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute of the match Berenjenas de Punto Fijo got a corner. Palestine's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dieter Denys ran over to the corner to take the kick. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Adolfo Gombal was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Anatole Nielispach in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Palestine's Anatole Nielispach proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Palestine from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the match, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goal looked a bit too open when Doğan Neşet came free, but Thibaut Vandamme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juli Alvarez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anatole Nielispach came out and tried to block the shot, but Juli Alvarez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute of the game Liam Farrell made a throw-in which Bumin Onursev played forward. Juli Alvarez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anatole Nielispach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Tage Falk struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Thibaut Vandamme didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palestine. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Palestine! After 97 minutes of play, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Juli Alvarez made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anatole Nielispach was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Palestine supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's performance. The match ended with a win for Berenjenas de Punto Fijo.
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