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Match Report
Essex Park
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625,
Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sadri Süleymanoğlu kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Edmonton Saray got a freekick which was hit by Wally Lazure. The audience was convinced that Meng Zhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerald Anderson was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. If Meng Zhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Cempa in the 11th minute of play forced Edmonton Saray's goalkeeper Gregório Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Boguslaw Cempa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gregório Castro. Edmonton Saray's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boguslaw Cempa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Gerald Anderson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meng Zhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Bvlgari Utd's Léon Giguère got a free kick in the 35th minute. The audience was convinced that Meng Zhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerald Anderson was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Bvlgari Utd's Léon Giguère got a free kick in the 40th minute. With a little luck, Edmonton Saray's Gregório Castro got control of the ball when Ramiro Ribeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boguslaw Cempa was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Bvlgari Utd's Blake Huang got a free kick in the 54th minute. Sadri Süleymanoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Gerald Anderson made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Bvlgari Utd's zone, Sadri Süleymanoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerald Anderson came out of the goal and Sadri Süleymanoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damion Bearden's late challenge caught a Bvlgari Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damion Bearden helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Edmonton Saray's Damion Bearden got a free kick in the 66th minute. Gerald Anderson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Meng Zhan in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Boguslaw Cempa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Gregório Castro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sadri Süleymanoğlu in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gerald Anderson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gregório Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blake Huang in the 89th minute of the match. Gerald Anderson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sadri Süleymanoğlu in the 95th minute. Bvlgari Utd's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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