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BAKU-CITY
Spectators: 10861 (Terracing: 8148, Seating: 2497, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristian Abechuco made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute Abdulhäşim Äläkbärov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristides Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lukasz Rasialdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isgändär Ağamaliyev, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Aristides Bittor had great luck who in the 14thth minute grab hold of the ball when Alberto de Souza from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. When Alberto de Souza came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the --FIRELAND-- 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 Alberto de Souza couldn't finish the play. Anselmo Vasco kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Aristides Bittor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, --FIRELAND--'s goal looked a bit too open when Isgändär Ağamaliyev came free, but Lukasz Rasialdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Cahangir Bayramzadä ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lukasz Rasialdo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isgändär Ağamaliyev in the 38th minute of play forced --FIRELAND--'s goalkeeper Lukasz Rasialdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Cahangir Bayramzadä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukasz Rasialdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberto de Souza to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Alberto de Souza 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. 59 minutes into the match, ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's goal looked a bit too open when Lucho Valdez came free, but Aristides Bittor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. --FIRELAND--'s Lukasz Rasialdo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save --FIRELAND-- from getting a goal against them. The supporters of ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire booed when --FIRELAND-- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeynal Malişov didn't get a good kick on the ball. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Isgändär Ağamaliyev got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, --FIRELAND--'s Lukasz Rasialdo got control of the ball when Isgändär Ağamaliyev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute Cristian Abechuco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukasz Rasialdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Isgändär Ağamaliyev got a free kick in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Vasco in the 79th minute of play forced --FIRELAND--'s goalkeeper Lukasz Rasialdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lukasz Rasialdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Vasco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire's Aristides Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Häsrät Azamämmädov in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Xaläddin Qährämanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lukasz Rasialdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cahangir Bayramzadä, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ☆Azerbaijan☆ Land of fire had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.