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Chihiro Dream Park
Spectators: 7433 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isaac Derwin took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Chihiro Club's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Chian came free, but Zheng Chong Yue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Chong Yue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calistrat Cămătaru in the 7th minute of play. Adab FC's Arif Chian got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute Arif Chian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chong Yue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zheng Chong Yue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calistrat Cămătaru in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Chihiro Club getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Lakhdar Azem hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Chihiro Club's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Chian came free, but Zheng Chong Yue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdessalem Abdessalam came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Chihiro Club's Anšlavs Seletickis. But to his dismay, Anšlavs Seletickis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Zheng Chong Yue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Chian in the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Chihiro Club's Said Doutté got a free kick in the 29th minute. The supporters of Adab FC booed when Chihiro Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Said Doutté didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Florin Imperatore 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Chian in the 34th minute of play forced Chihiro Club's goalkeeper Zheng Chong Yue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anšlavs Seletickis in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdessalem Abdessalam saved Adab FC from getting behind. Abdessalem Abdessalam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anšlavs Seletickis in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Chian in the 41st minute of play forced Chihiro Club's goalkeeper Zheng Chong Yue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Anšlavs Seletickis came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Chihiro Club 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 Anšlavs Seletickis couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Chihiro Club getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Chadli Daham hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Arif Chian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chong Yue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Arif Chian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Adab FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chihiro Club the free kick. In the 49th minute, Djamel Abdi 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. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Djamel Abdi to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anšlavs Seletickis in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdessalem Abdessalam saved Adab FC from getting behind. After 54 minutes Adab FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gugu Mineiro who took care of the corner kick. Arif Chian kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Zheng Chong Yue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Derwin in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute of the match Adab FC got a corner. Chihiro Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Florin Imperatore ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Adab FC's corner Florin Imperatore fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zheng Chong Yue quite easily take care of the ball. In the 69th minute, Arif Chian made a precise shot to the right of Zheng Chong Yue. Chihiro Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 72 minutes into the match, Chihiro Club's goalkeeper Zheng Chong Yue had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Calistrat Cămătaru. Adab FC's Abdessalem Abdessalam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Abdi in the 74th minute of play. Gugu Mineiro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 75 minutes into the match. Adab FC's Bouzid Bentifour was substituted for Calistrat Cămătaru. After 80 minutes of play, Adab FC's Arif Chian made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zheng Chong Yue was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Abd al-Asis Lacen in the 86th minute of play forced Chihiro Club's goalkeeper Zheng Chong Yue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Chian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adab FC's Ahmed Tahar was substituted for Arif Chian. Bouzid Bentifour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Zheng Chong Yue tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Chihiro Club booed when Adab FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florin Imperatore didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Adab FC's Meng Lin Qiang got a free kick in the 98th minute.