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Swatar Arena
Spectators: 10867 (Terracing: 8151, Seating: 2499, VIP seats: 217) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koray Baycan kicked off to start the match. Eleven Young Elephants's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Darren Carabott in the 5th minute. In the 10th minute Zlatko Zahovič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Swatar United FC's Patryk Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatko Zahovič in the 18th minute of play. If Koray Baycan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Pârcălab. Koray Baycan hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 32 minutes of play, Swatar United FC's Sebastian Pârcălab made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aaron Tanti was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aaron Tanti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Pârcălab's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Patryk Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatko Zahovič in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Zlatko Zahovič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Eleven Young Elephants booed when Swatar United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chiratorn Wongsanam didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koray Baycan in the 43rd minute of play forced Swatar United FC's goalkeeper Patryk Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastian Pârcălab got free with Aaron Tanti in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patryk Siekierski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zlatko Zahovič's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastian Pârcălab stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Patryk Siekierski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koray Baycan in the 51st minute of the match. Eleven Young Elephants's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Darren Carabott in the 52nd minute. It was a well-played corner which Vents Ovdaks managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Vents Ovdaks received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Patryk Siekierski came out and tried to block the shot, but Vents Ovdaks slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute, Zlatko Zahovič reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Patryk Siekierski. The goal made the score 1-2. Aaron Tanti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Salerno in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Eleven Young Elephants's Darren Carabott nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Patryk Siekierski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Aaron Tanti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Löfdahl in the 67th minute of the match. Brian Blanco kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Eleven Young Elephants's Zlatko Zahovič sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patryk Siekierski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 77th minute Zlatko Zahovič shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patryk Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aaron Tanti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Pârcălab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Mario Salerno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Zlatko Zahovič ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patryk Siekierski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Swatar United FC made a substitution. Kurt Francalanza replaced Neil Micallef. The Eleven Young Elephants players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.