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Spectators: 9235 (Terracing: 6928, Seating: 2124, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Shi Ming Sheng made the kick off which started today's match. Shi Ming Sheng might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saltuk Erva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Ming Sheng ran back to his position shaking his head. Saltuk Erva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Ming Sheng in the 4th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Ming Sheng in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saltuk Erva saved Scorpions -MM- from getting behind. Martin Crețu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Matela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 9 minutes Stiinta-Univ.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gelu Roșeanu who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Scorpions -MM-'s Edgar Matela to fire away a dangerous shot which Martin Crețu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ming Sheng in the 11th minute of play forced Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Saltuk Erva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Shi Ming Sheng made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Saltuk Erva was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edgar Matela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Martin Crețu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Shi Ming Sheng notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Scorpions -MM-'s Saltuk Erva. Saltuk Erva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Saltuk Erva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Ming Sheng in the 22nd minute of the match. Edgar Matela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Edgar Matela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Stiinta-Univ.'s Martin Crețu got control of the ball when Edgar Matela tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Tomasz Gacek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ming Sheng in the 36th minute of play forced Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Saltuk Erva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes, Tomasz Gacek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stiinta-Univ. and the Scorpions -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Stiinta-Univ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomasz Gacek to maneuver through the defense. Scorpions -MM- were furious when Drew Zaelani was red carded, 45 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 44th minute, one of Scorpions -MM-:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Scorpions -MM-. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgar Matela to make the kick off. In the 56th minute of the match, Shi Ming Sheng tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Saltuk Erva saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Stiinta-Univ. getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Tomasz Gacek hit a great ball. Scorpions -MM-'s Saltuk Erva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Scorpions -MM- from getting a goal against them. Martin Crețu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Matela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rahmad Lunggana who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Saltuk Erva when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Tomasz Gacek got a free kick in the 65th minute. Scorpions -MM-'s Michael Jordan was substituted for Gelu Roșeanu. Scorpions -MM- made a substitution. Sergiu Golescu replaced Edgar Matela. In the 66th match minute, Stiinta-Univ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomasz Gacek to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahmad Lunggana in the 70th minute of play forced Scorpions -MM-'s goalkeeper Saltuk Erva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Rahmad Lunggana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Saltuk Erva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rahmad Lunggana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Saltuk Erva having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Stiinta-Univ.'s Tomasz Gacek got a free kick in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergiu Golescu in the 83rd minute of play forced Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Sergiu Golescu 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. Martin Crețu came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Scorpions -MM-'s Sergiu Golescu. But to his dismay, Sergiu Golescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Martin Crețu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Jordan in the 94th minute of play. The supporters of Scorpions -MM- booed when Stiinta-Univ. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomasz Gacek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martin Crețu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiu Golescu in the 96th minute of the match. The Scorpions -MM- fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Stiinta-Univ. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.