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Giulesti
Spectators: 8528 (Terracing: 6401, Seating: 1962, VIP seats: 165) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mohamed Barron took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Rakow Czestochowa's Josef MacDonald got control of the ball when Mohamed Barron tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 13 minutes, Leon Palban mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rapid and the Rakow Czestochowa players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Rakow Czestochowa booed when Rapid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leon Palban didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed Barron who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Josef MacDonald when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 19th minute, Mohamed Barron ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Josef MacDonald was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucien Mitchell in the 24th minute of play forced Rapid's goalkeeper Fabian Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabian Abeijon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthieu Mills, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Mohamed Barron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Josef MacDonald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Gonzales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the game, Nazaire Klein was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rakow Czestochowa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rapid the free kick. In the 39th match minute, Rakow Czestochowa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nazaire Klein to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Rapid getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Mark Duff hit a great ball. Mohamed Barron who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Josef MacDonald when he managed to save the team from getting behind. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matthieu Mills to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Mohamed Barron 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. Humberto Gonzales received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Josef MacDonald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josef MacDonald stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Barron's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. When Lucien Mitchell fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rakow Czestochowa's protests and gave Lucien Mitchell a yellow card for diving instead. Mark Duff 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohamed Barron in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef MacDonald prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 64th play minutes Mohamed Barron shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Josef MacDonald and just under the crossbar into goal. Humberto Gonzales charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Gonzales the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Humberto Gonzales kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Rapid's Fabian Abeijon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Rapid from getting a goal against them. Josef MacDonald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Barron, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Josef MacDonald stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Barron's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohamed Barron in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josef MacDonald prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Josef MacDonald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Sparks, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Mohamed Barron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Josef MacDonald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rapid's Ian Sparks got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Nazaire Klein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Rakow Czestochowa's zone, Bartlomiej Puchlik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josef MacDonald came out of the goal and Bartlomiej Puchlik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 93 minutes, Mohamed Barron made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Rakow Czestochowa's Josef MacDonald tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Rapid had played much better football throughout.