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E.E. Wolff
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leon Enaut got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Japy Man's goalkeeper Christof Bruyneel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 姚旭翀. In the 4th minute of the match La Caprichosa FC got a corner. Japy Man's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gregorio Tercero ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cleto Iraido hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Gregorio Tercero 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. La Caprichosa FC made a substitution. Hugo Saturnin replaced Gregorio Tercero. After a rather tough play, Japy Man's Enzo Enmanuel got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute of the match Ricardo Osorio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christof Bruyneel skillfully saved the ball. Japy Man's Christof Bruyneel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 姚旭翀 in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes Japy Man's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ricardo Osorio who took care of the corner kick. Melchor Joseph hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Ricardo Osorio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Christof Bruyneel. Japy Man's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Japy Man's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Enaut came free, but Christof Bruyneel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Japy Man was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Enmanuel to maneuver through the defense. Christof Bruyneel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 姚旭翀, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姚旭翀 in the 33rd minute of play forced Japy Man's goalkeeper Christof Bruyneel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Melchor Joseph fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Japy Man's protests and gave Melchor Joseph a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Japy Man got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Joseph. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Darman Ardiansyah during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th minute, Darman Ardiansyah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eusebio Matai made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Armando Ascencio however managed to control. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Darman Ardiansyah was the one to do the kick off. Christof Bruyneel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姚旭翀 in the 51st minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, Japy Man's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Enaut came free, but Christof Bruyneel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christof Bruyneel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 姚旭翀, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, 姚旭翀 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christof Bruyneel. Japy Man's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 姚旭翀 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. La Caprichosa FC made a substitution. Radek Saska replaced Leon Enaut. Christof Bruyneel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radek Saska in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Japy Man's Cleto Iraido got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Melchor Joseph received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ciro Pacifico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ricardo Osorio struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Christof Bruyneel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Caprichosa FC. In the 76th minute Radek Saska shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Bruyneel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melchor Joseph kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Christof Bruyneel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Radek Saska, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Darman Ardiansyah might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciro Pacifico. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Darman Ardiansyah ran back to his position shaking his head. Japy Man's Christof Bruyneel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 姚旭翀 in the 82nd minute of play. When Darman Ardiansyah came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Japy Man 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 Darman Ardiansyah couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Japy Man players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La Caprichosa FC.