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Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) MFD Eindhoven's José Alberto Lerga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bo Björklund scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nikos Valassas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 0-2 became the score in the 7th minute when José Alberto Lerga elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Bo Björklund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Aytaç Ferhat fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1949 Kartalspor's protests and gave Aytaç Ferhat a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 1949 Kartalspor's Aytaç Ferhat got a free kick in the 12th minute. 15 minutes into the match, 1949 Kartalspor's goal looked a bit too open when Odín Freudenburg came free, but Nikos Valassas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 minutes, Bo Björklund made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. 1949 Kartalspor's Nikos Valassas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Odín Freudenburg took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikos Valassas. Nikos Valassas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Nikos Valassas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Alberto Lerga in the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, José Alberto Lerga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Nikos Valassas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. José Alberto Lerga took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikos Valassas. Nikos Valassas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. José Alberto Lerga took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nikos Valassas. Nikos Valassas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Alberto Lerga in the 43rd minute of play forced 1949 Kartalspor's goalkeeper Nikos Valassas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Valassas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raphael Kendall went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. After the first half MFD Eindhoven were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aslan Arslanoğlu to make the kick off. If Aslan Arslanoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to 1949 Kartalspor getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Hayri Kırman hit a great ball. Nikos Valassas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Alberto Lerga in the 65th minute of play. Nikos Valassas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Alberto Lerga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bo Björklund's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Nikos Valassas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Patrick Luz hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Patrick Luz hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Nikos Valassas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Alberto Lerga's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, King Víkingsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nikos Valassas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Alberto Lerga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lv Xun Bin charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lv Xun Bin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lv Xun Bin hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After 75 played minutes, 1949 Kartalspor's Aslan Arslanoğlu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu 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 1949 Kartalspor reached it. In the 77th minute, Odín Freudenburg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nikos Valassas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-10. 82 minutes into the match, Bo Björklund notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of 1949 Kartalspor's Nikos Valassas. Nikos Valassas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Bo Björklund took a quick shot and it went in 0-12 without a chance for Nikos Valassas to make any attempt to save it. If Diaz Jofre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Alberto Lerga in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikos Valassas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of 1949 Kartalspor booed when MFD Eindhoven was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Alberto Lerga didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over MFD Eindhoven could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 1949 Kartalspor throughout the match.