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Lekov - ArENA
Spectators: 8487 (Terracing: 6367, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bianco Cappucci kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gelb Fußballverein★DAC★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eugen Mihălțan was slow to take the kick. During this time ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's corner Eugen Mihălțan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Teo Marino quite easily take care of the ball. In the 8th minute Nils Helberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Marino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 11 in the game by Arlo Leguade from a close distance when the talented Emil Gabor managed to make a qualified save. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's players were relieved. Emil Gabor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Viitakoski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teo Marino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bianco Cappucci in the 14th minute of play. In the 19th minute Agizul Boukemouch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Gabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Emil Gabor throw himself and got hold of the ball when Johannes Viitakoski in the 22ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. With a little luck, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Emil Gabor got control of the ball when Arlo Leguade tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Arlo Leguade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emil Gabor was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Emil Gabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arlo Leguade in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Condeescu in the 31st minute of play forced Gelb Fußballverein★DAC★'s goalkeeper Teo Marino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 got a corner. Gelb Fußballverein★DAC★'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eugen Mihălțan ran over to the corner to take the kick. With an all-out effort, Gelb Fußballverein★DAC★'s Emil Gabor threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Agizul Boukemouch, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Helberg in the 40th minute of play forced Gelb Fußballverein★DAC★'s goalkeeper Teo Marino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teo Marino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Helberg in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the game, Gelb Fußballverein★DAC★'s Jorge Demeester nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emil Gabor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 made a substitution. Konrad Dlugi replaced Eliodor Gheban. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arlo Leguade to make the kick off. Jorge Demeester received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Emil Gabor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emil Gabor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Demeester, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basarab Vărzaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Jorge Demeester shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Gabor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teo Marino was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Nils Helberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nils Helberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. If Nils Helberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nils Helberg got free with Teo Marino in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute, Nils Helberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teo Marino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. 73 minutes into the match, Gelb Fußballverein★DAC★'s goalkeeper Teo Marino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils Helberg. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Ole-Petter Korsvik was substituted for Adrián Frick. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eugen Mihălțan in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Demeester in the 78th minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Nils Helberg 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. Teo Marino made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Nils Helberg sent off a good shot on target. In the 92nd minute, Nils Helberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teo Marino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. When Sandu Condeescu fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's protests and gave Sandu Condeescu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute, Sandu Condeescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.