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Emaηski Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 50) Club Atlético de Newell's Sebastian Percival 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 4th minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Gary Kelly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Hugo Alexandersen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Hurko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jairo Hurko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff Kershaw in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético de Newell's zone, Deng Chang Xu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gary Kelly came out of the goal and Deng Chang Xu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Alexandersen in the 11th minute of play forced Emaηski F.C Reborη's goalkeeper Jairo Hurko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Hurko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Percival, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 14th minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Gary Kelly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Percival received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jairo Hurko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gary Kelly made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Jairo Hurko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Percival, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Deng Chang Xu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 24th minute. Emaηski F.C Reborη's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atlético de Newell's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Deng Chang Xu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gary Kelly was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Jairo Hurko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Alexandersen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 36th minute of play forced Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Gary Kelly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Hurko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Percival in the 38th minute of the match. Gary Kelly stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Deng Chang Xu's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. A collision led to Emaηski F.C Reborη getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. James Butler hit a great ball. In the 45thth minute of the game Deng Chang Xu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético de Newell's Gary Kelly was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Deng Chang Xu was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Emaηski F.C Reborη were awarded a corner. Thomas Steffens went to the cornerflag to take it. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Urban Ekström got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 57 minutes into the match, Emaηski F.C Reborη's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Percival came free, but Jairo Hurko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Emaηski F.C Reborη's James Butler got a free kick in the 58th minute. Jairo Hurko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Alexandersen in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Deng Chang Xu made a precise shot to the right of Gary Kelly. Club Atlético de Newell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 66th minute, Deng Chang Xu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emaηski F.C Reborη fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Szabolcs Schimmer was substituted for Urban Ekström. The supporters of Emaηski F.C Reborη booed when Club Atlético de Newell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Gamble didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emaηski F.C Reborη's Michael Boy was substituted for Deng Chang Xu. Albert Gamble kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Jairo Hurko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Alexandersen, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. With a little luck, Emaηski F.C Reborη's Jairo Hurko got control of the ball when Hugo Alexandersen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jairo Hurko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Alexandersen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo Hurko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Percival, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Atlético de Newell's goalkeeper Gary Kelly, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Michael Boy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gary Kelly read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Gary Kelly showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Boy, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After 92 played minutes Club Atlético de Newell got a freekick which was hit by Pastor Eufemio. Club Atlético de Newell made a substitution. William Dunning replaced Arbi Newell. A collision led to Club Atlético de Newell getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Pastor Eufemio hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Michael Boy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gary Kelly was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Emaηski F.C Reborη were victorious despite being under pressure from Club Atlético de Newell for much of the match.