League

Carden Park
Spectators: 10483 (Terracing: 8000, Seating: 2483, VIP seats: 0) Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's Zlatan Junior started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Junior in the 3rd minute of the match. Abel Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kazimierz Boniek in the 6th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Junior came free, but Abel Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Buford Lim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terrence Arthur in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Ilgaz Şirvan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Buford Lim. Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilgaz Şirvan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Abel Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Junior, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. When Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Terrence Arthur in 31 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Buford Lim guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. If Terrence Arthur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A throw-in in the 35th minute of the game was made by Olin Munster with Terrence Arthur as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 40thth minute of the game Zlatan Junior who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Gracias a la Pelota - DAM getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Horst Schulitz hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Ilgaz Şirvan made the kick off in the second half. Buford Lim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilgaz Şirvan in the 51st minute of play. Abel Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kazimierz Boniek, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's goal looked a bit too open when Wilber Leon came free, but Buford Lim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Junior in the 59th minute of play forced Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goalkeeper Abel Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Kazimierz Boniek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abel Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Sizemore in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match, Wilber Leon tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Buford Lim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Abel Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Boniek in the 68th minute of play. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Boniek in the 69th minute of the match. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Sizemore in the 71st minute of the match. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Boniek in the 77th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Kazimierz Boniek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abel Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Sizemore, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Buford Lim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilgaz Şirvan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Junior in the 81st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gracias a la Pelota - DAM's Armando Sizemore got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute, Armando Sizemore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute Ilgaz Şirvan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Buford Lim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abel Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elwood Sykes, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94thth minute of the game Elwood Sykes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 94 minutes, Elwood Sykes made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Gracias a la Pelota - DAM had won after a very even match.