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Stade Vélodrome
Spectators: 8623 (Terracing: 6450, Seating: 1998, VIP seats: 175) İrfan Attar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Sorin Bârlă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrei Cumpan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Olympique de Marseille's Andrei Cumpan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sorin Bârlă in the 10th minute of play. After 12 played minutes FC Urzicuța got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Mingo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sorin Bârlă in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrei Cumpan saved Olympique de Marseille from getting behind. FC Urzicuța were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Olympique de Marseille's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristi Chivu took the corner. The corner led FC Urzicuța's Cristi Chivu to fire away a dangerous shot which Andrei Cumpan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Andrei Cumpan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İrfan Attar, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of FC Urzicuța booed when Olympique de Marseille was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosmin Apostu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Olympique de Marseille getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Cosmin Florea hit a great ball. Andrei Cumpan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Bârlă, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sorin Bârlă in the 24th minute of play forced Olympique de Marseille's goalkeeper Andrei Cumpan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrei Cumpan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Bârlă, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Olympique de Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Sorin Bârlă came free, but Andrei Cumpan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Olympique de Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Sorin Bârlă came free, but Andrei Cumpan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes, Sorin Bârlă made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Olympique de Marseille's Andrei Cumpan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Cosmin Florea fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympique de Marseille's protests and gave Cosmin Florea a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Olympique de Marseille was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosmin Florea to maneuver through the defense. Andrei Cumpan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Bârlă, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Luca Feteanu made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Olympique de Marseille's Ivan Lung got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when İrfan Attar got free with Andrei Cumpan in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. İrfan Attar succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 55th playminute. Sorin Bârlă took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrei Cumpan. Andrei Cumpan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 67th minute İrfan Attar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Cumpan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute of the match FC Urzicuța got a corner. Olympique de Marseille's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristi Chivu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sorin Bârlă kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Andrei Cumpan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Bârlă, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 74 minutes, Pavel Ponta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olympique de Marseille and the FC Urzicuța players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute of the match Gigel Ştiubei shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Andrei Cumpan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Andrei Cumpan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sorin Bârlă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. İrfan Attar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Andrei Cumpan made a huge save. Andrei Cumpan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Bârlă, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The FC Urzicuța fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when FC Urzicuța's Sorin Bârlă 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosmin Florea in the 85th minute of play forced FC Urzicuța's goalkeeper Sandu Vlaicu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When İrfan Attar came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the FC Urzicuța 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 İrfan Attar couldn't finish the play. In the 88th match minute, Olympique de Marseille was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horaţiu Lupșe to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC Urzicuța booed when Olympique de Marseille was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Lung didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Urzicuța walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.