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Yugo Arena
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Christoffer Elg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hugo Orlando Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulysses Baldwin in the 2nd minute of play. Egon Burman struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Tomas Vennerlund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balkan FC. Hugo Orlando Gatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulysses Baldwin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Egon Burman came free, but Tomas Vennerlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Balkan FC's Niklas Morat was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tomas Vennerlund in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, The Northmen Army's Santa Santa got a free kick in the 18th minute. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulysses Baldwin in the 20th minute of the match. Vicco Oolo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Orlando Gatti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Hugo Orlando Gatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulysses Baldwin, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Tomas Vennerlund made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Christoffer Elg sent off a good shot on target. Hugo Orlando Gatti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ulysses Baldwin went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 38 minutes of play, The Northmen Army's Ulysses Baldwin made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hugo Orlando Gatti was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Vicco Oolo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Orlando Gatti was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Balkan FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulysses Baldwin in the 42nd minute of play. When Niklas Morat fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balkan FC's protests and gave Niklas Morat a yellow card for diving instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vicco Oolo made a kick off. Rikard Sandström made in the 52nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Christoffer Elg immediately put the ball in play. The Northmen Army's attentive Luisão França managed to snatch the ball when Rikard Sandström made a throw-in in the 54th minute of the game. Vicco Oolo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Balkan FC's Egon Burman got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Nicko Kličko made a precise shot to the right of Hugo Orlando Gatti. Balkan FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Nicko Kličko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Balkan FC's Hugo Orlando Gatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Best Štriker in the 78th minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Nicko Kličko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Northmen Army's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicko Kličko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute Best Štriker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Orlando Gatti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicko Kličko in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hugo Orlando Gatti, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Northmen Army's Luisão França managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rikard Sandström in the 93 minute of the game. Nicko Kličko was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. The Northmen Army's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The Balkan FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching The Northmen Army's performance. The match ended with a win for The Northmen Army.