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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Tirant lo Blanch's Daniel Cazacu got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 9th match minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Oneț to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute Daniel Cazacu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute of the match Tirant lo Blanch got a corner. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gaizka Mendieta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tirant lo Blanch's Gaizka Mendieta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Giorgio March in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Giorgio March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Cazacu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Cazacu in the 18th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Per-Oskar Svensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Almkvist in the 21st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Almkvist got free with Per-Oskar Svensson in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Lopez de Toro didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Almkvist in the 32nd minute of play forced Tirant lo Blanch's goalkeeper Per-Oskar Svensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Valeriu Oneț managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lúcio Cerezo in the 36 minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Per-Oskar Svensson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Saul Roman in the 39th minute. A nice corner shot did that Shi Peng Jian got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Per-Oskar Svensson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 40 minutes into the match, Christian Almkvist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Per-Oskar Svensson. Tirant lo Blanch's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Almkvist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christian Almkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Daniel Cazacu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giorgio March was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Lúcio Cerezo fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tirant lo Blanch's protests and gave Lúcio Cerezo a yellow card for diving instead. Lúcio Cerezo kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After 65 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio Cerezo. 66 minutes into the game, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Per-Oskar Svensson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Tirant lo Blanch made a substitution. Enrique Saura replaced Daniel Cazacu. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Alessandro Del Piero replaced Christian Almkvist. Tirant lo Blanch's Per-Oskar Svensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 71st minute of play. Enrique Saura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Enrique Saura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Giorgio March made a huge save. Enrique Saura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alessandro Del Piero in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Per-Oskar Svensson saved Tirant lo Blanch from getting behind. Tirant lo Blanch's Per-Oskar Svensson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 81st minute of play. Valeriu Oneț's late challenge caught a Tirant lo Blanch's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valeriu Oneț helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th match minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Oneț to maneuver through the defense. Tirant lo Blanch made a substitution. Pitin Vallejo replaced Gaizka Mendieta. Valeriu Oneț kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvar Llinares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Saura got free with Giorgio March in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 93rd minute Tirant lo Blanch were awarded a corner. García Diez went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Pitin Vallejo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 had won after a very even match.