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Партизан - арена
Spectators: 9715 (Terracing: 7200, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamdullah Özerdal got the match started through his kick off. Xorxe Viguera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergey Rudnev in the 3rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Hamdullah Özerdal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kinsen Escajedo was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Xorxe Viguera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Rudnev in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, FORTALEZA's Hamdullah Özerdal made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kinsen Escajedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kinsen Escajedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamdullah Özerdal in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rastislav Bagdanov in the 12th minute of play forced FORTALEZA's goalkeeper Xorxe Viguera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergey Rudnev in the 14th minute of play forced FORTALEZA's goalkeeper Xorxe Viguera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamdullah Özerdal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamdullah Özerdal in the 20th minute of play forced Партизан's goalkeeper Kinsen Escajedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Rastislav Kuncevich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rastislav Bagdanov in the 24th minute of play forced FORTALEZA's goalkeeper Xorxe Viguera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 26 in the game by Felice Di Lello from a close distance when the talented Xorxe Viguera managed to make a qualified save. FORTALEZA's players were relieved. Kinsen Escajedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamdullah Özerdal in the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Партизан's Vladimir Tihamirov got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Партизан's goalkeeper Kinsen Escajedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 31 minutes, Stoyo Kamenarski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FORTALEZA and the Партизан players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd minute Sergey Rudnev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xorxe Viguera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Партизан's goalkeeper Kinsen Escajedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Партизан defense, Hamdullah Özerdal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kinsen Escajedo. The Партизан fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kinsen Escajedo should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Партизан booed when FORTALEZA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stoyo Kamenarski didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, FORTALEZA's Xorxe Viguera got control of the ball when Felice Di Lello tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to FORTALEZA getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Pilip Panfilov hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Xorxe Viguera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamdullah Özerdal in the 46th minute of play forced Партизан's goalkeeper Kinsen Escajedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hamdullah Özerdal in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kinsen Escajedo saved Партизан from getting behind.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Felice Di Lello to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, FORTALEZA's goal looked a bit too open when Rastislav Bagdanov came free, but Xorxe Viguera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Партизан's goal looked a bit too open when Hamdullah Özerdal came free, but Kinsen Escajedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FORTALEZA's Aleksandr Lemesh got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Hamdullah Özerdal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kinsen Escajedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. After 69 played minutes Партизан got a freekick which was hit by André Melin. André Melin kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. FORTALEZA's Konstanty Zembrzuski got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After taking down the ball on FORTALEZA's corner Konstanty Zembrzuski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kinsen Escajedo quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of FORTALEZA booed when Партизан was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felice Di Lello didn't get a good kick on the ball. FORTALEZA's Adrian Salvidor was substituted for Hamdullah Özerdal. Felice Di Lello kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Adrian Salvidors short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Kinsen Escajedo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. FORTALEZA's Xorxe Viguera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rastislav Bagdanov in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, FORTALEZA's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Di Lello came free, but Xorxe Viguera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FORTALEZA's Xorxe Viguera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergey Rudnev in the 89th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Rastislav Bagdanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th match minute, Партизан was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rastislav Bagdanov to maneuver through the defense. The Партизан supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FORTALEZA's performance. The match ended with a win for FORTALEZA.