Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689,
Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arturo Inocente made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 minutes of play, Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnulfo Piarres was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Henrik Larsson took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Arnulfo Piarres to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Castelar F.C.'s Arnulfo Piarres got control of the ball when Ruben Idelberger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Castelar F.C.'s Arnulfo Piarres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Castelar F.C. from getting a goal against them. Arnulfo Piarres made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Henrik Larsson sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Castelar F.C.'s Arnulfo Piarres got control of the ball when Henrik Larsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Henrik Larsson succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 16th playminute. 19 minutes in the game, Ruben Idelberger fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Arnulfo Piarres having to interfere. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Ortega in the 21st minute of play. Henrik Larsson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Arnulfo Piarres when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Marinus Doren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnulfo Piarres having to interfere. A hard shot by Costin Moisil from long distance, 35 minutes into the match, got Arnulfo Piarres's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 39th minute of the match, Henrik Larsson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arnulfo Piarres was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Arnulfo Piarres made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Henrik Larsson sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Henrik Larsson took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Arnulfo Piarres to make any attempt to save it. Tadej Pogačar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ariel Ortega in the 44th minute of the match. Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Henrik Larsson made the kick off in the second half. Arnulfo Piarres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrik Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Decathlon Dudes fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Decathlon Dudes from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henrik Larsson in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arnulfo Piarres saved Castelar F.C. from getting behind. When Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Castelar F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Castelar F.C.'s Arnulfo Piarres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Larsson in the 61st minute of play. After 61 played minutes Decathlon Dudes got a freekick which was hit by Ruben Idelberger. Decathlon Dudes were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Castelar F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Temelko Chukov took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Cezary Bara managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Larsson in the 68th minute of play forced Castelar F.C.'s goalkeeper Arnulfo Piarres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henrik Larsson in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnulfo Piarres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arnulfo Piarres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Henrik Larsson came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Decathlon Dudes 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 Henrik Larsson couldn't finish the play. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Decathlon Dudes from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute of the match, German Senen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tadej Pogačar was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 84 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper Tadej Pogačar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ariel Ortega. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Henrik Larsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Decathlon Dudes's supporters rose to their feet, but Henrik Larsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnulfo Piarres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arnulfo Piarres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrik Larsson in the 88th minute of play. Decathlon Dudes were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Castelar F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Temelko Chukov took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Temelko Chukov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arnulfo Piarres quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Castelar F.C.'s Arnulfo Piarres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Larsson in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Larsson in the 96th minute of play forced Castelar F.C.'s goalkeeper Arnulfo Piarres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Decathlon Dudes fans cheered their team off the field, for while Castelar F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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