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Spectators: 10872 (Terracing: 8155, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Scott Le Saux got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Damien Fowler who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Scott Le Saux in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Damien Fowler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rick Brearley was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Celtic de Sarda's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Patryk Huchro was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Soldeu's players had a chance to rest. Patryk Huchro made a great header on FC Soldeu's corner, it was just that Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Scott Le Saux in the 10th minute of play forced Celtic de Sarda's goalkeeper Rick Brearley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doug Hoskins during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Soldeu fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Damien Fowler in the 24th minute of play forced Celtic de Sarda's goalkeeper Rick Brearley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rick Brearley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damien Fowler, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Patryk Huchro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rick Brearley. Celtic de Sarda's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Scott Le Saux who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Soldeu's Damien Fowler got a free kick in the 31st minute. Andy Renner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Pettersson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37thth minute of the game Scott Le Saux who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Celtic de Sarda's Rick Brearley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damien Fowler in the 39th minute of play. When Piers Davies fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Celtic de Sarda's protests and gave Piers Davies a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Soldeu booed when Celtic de Sarda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Piers Davies didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 42 played minutes, FC Soldeu's Andy Bartlett shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rick Brearley came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Soldeu reached it. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Stamnes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Bailey during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Soldeu getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Michael Bailey hit a great ball. If Jonathan Stamnes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Piers Davies kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Celtic de Sarda's Kirk Wagstaff was substituted for Austin Mills. In the 65th minute, Piers Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 66 played minutes, FC Soldeu's Scott Le Saux shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rick Brearley came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Soldeu reached it. Rick Brearley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Scott Le Saux in the 67th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Soldeu's Damien Fowler slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rick Brearley. That made the score 1-2 after 72 minutes of play. In the 77th minute Damien Fowler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rick Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niklas Pettersson's late challenge caught a FC Soldeu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niklas Pettersson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute, Niklas Pettersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Soldeu booed when Celtic de Sarda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauã Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osvaldas Jasiūnas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rick Brearley having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Scott Le Saux in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rick Brearley prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to FC Soldeu getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Osvaldas Jasiūnas hit a great ball. Kirk Wagstaff hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the match was over FC Soldeu could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Celtic de Sarda throughout the match.