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ALTAY ATATÜRK
Spectators: 10827 (Terracing: 8121, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mai Li Cheng started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in GONDWONALAND's zone, Maadan Lăcătuș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grigoriy Avrutov came out of the goal and Maadan Lăcătuș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grigoriy Avrutov came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by True storY's Emil Kostadinov. But to his dismay, Emil Kostadinov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Målare in the 14th minute of the match. Grigoriy Avrutov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Li Cheng in the 18th minute of the match. After having played for 19 minutes, Maadan Lăcătuș managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. True storY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maadan Lăcătuș was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valer Boteanu in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Artem Kovtun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Daniil Fomin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigoriy Avrutov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Kostadinov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes of play, True storY's Emil Kostadinov made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Grigoriy Avrutov was left in no man's land by his defense there! GONDWONALAND's Grigoriy Avrutov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Kostadinov in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Emil Kostadinov made a precise shot to the right of Grigoriy Avrutov. GONDWONALAND's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Daniil Fomin managed to get in a good position for a shot. GONDWONALAND's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniil Fomin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Kovtun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 35th minute, Emil Kostadinov 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. Valer Boteanu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Artem Kovtun read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. When Léo Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the GONDWONALAND fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Léo Pereira couldn't finish the play. Valer Boteanu struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Artem Kovtun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GONDWONALAND. In the 44th minute Léo Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The GONDWONALAND players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. True storY were winning 0-3.

A collision led to True storY getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Maadan Lăcătuș hit a great ball. Artem Kovtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semen Afonchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Igor Braginskiy kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Daniil Fomin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artem Kovtun was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Maadan Lăcătuș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Grigoriy Avrutov made a huge save. With an all-out effort, True storY's Grigoriy Avrutov threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Emil Kostadinov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 67th minute Valer Boteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st match minute, GONDWONALAND was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidencio Santander to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in True storY's zone, Christian Målare stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artem Kovtun came out of the goal and Christian Målare tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to True storY getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Carmichael Cridland hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, True storY's goal looked a bit too open when Valer Boteanu came free, but Artem Kovtun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artem Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Målare in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, GONDWONALAND's goalkeeper Grigoriy Avrutov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mai Li Cheng. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by GONDWONALAND's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Denis Makarov was slow to take the kick. During this time True storY's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Denis Makarov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but GONDWONALAND's Grigoriy Avrutov did a great save. The corner ended in Semen Afonchenko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but True storY's Artem Kovtun did a great save. Artem Kovtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Målare, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by True storY's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Semen Afonchenko was slow to take the kick. During this time GONDWONALAND's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on GONDWONALAND's corner Semen Afonchenko fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Artem Kovtun quite easily take care of the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. True storY had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.