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Palmitas Alem
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mircea Berceanu made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 5 minutes, Mircea Berceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. White StarZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mircea Berceanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Palmitas Alem's Eliseo Pepillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Macias in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Macias in the 9th minute of play forced Palmitas Alem's goalkeeper Eliseo Pepillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Pepillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jordi Peñaranda in the 13th minute of play. Blas Armando might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eliseo Pepillo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Blas Armando ran back to his position shaking his head. After 20 played minutes Palmitas Alem got a freekick which was hit by Blas Haritzeder. When White StarZ's Mircea Berceanu in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palmitas Alem's goalie prevented a goal. Nereo Karmel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Gonçalo Vides made a huge save. White StarZ's Gonçalo Vides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radowit Dudek in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, White StarZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ekber Cingöz came free, but Gonçalo Vides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonçalo Vides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Herena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Palmitas Alem getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Blas Haritzeder hit a great ball. Mircea Berceanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eliseo Pepillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Macias in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute of the match White StarZ got a corner. Palmitas Alem's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herkko Viitaluoma ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gonçalo Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radowit Dudek in the 40th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mircea Berceanu in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eliseo Pepillo saved Palmitas Alem from getting behind. In the 43rd minute Mircea Berceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Pepillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mircea Berceanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Mircea Berceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. White StarZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Mircea Berceanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliseo Pepillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ekber Cingöz was the one to do the kick off. If Nereo Karmel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute Mircea Berceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseo Pepillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Palmitas Alem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esbjörn Bengtsson to maneuver through the defense. Palmitas Alem's Eliseo Pepillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Macias in the 65th minute of play. Carlos Macias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Eliseo Pepillo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Palmitas Alem's Radowit Dudek got a free kick in the 69th minute. White StarZ's Fausto Bertol was substituted for Carlos Macias. Radowit Dudek hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Fausto Bertol's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eliseo Pepillo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mircea Berceanu struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Eliseo Pepillo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for White StarZ. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Pim Blanker managed to get in a good position for a shot. White StarZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Pim Blanker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliseo Pepillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 92nd minute, Radowit Dudek 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. 94 minutes into the match, Fausto Bertol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseo Pepillo. Palmitas Alem's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Bertol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The Palmitas Alem fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. White StarZ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.