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Anfield - Love Arena
Spectators: 9229 (Terracing: 6923, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shi Ming Sheng started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Stiinta-Univ.'s Rahmad Lunggana nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niculae Ailenei made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Niculae Ailenei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rahmad Lunggana in the 7th minute of play. In the 7th match minute, Stiinta-Univ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurel Panait to maneuver through the defense. When Chris-George Chevalier came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Chevaliers FC 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 Chris-George Chevalier couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Shi Ming Sheng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Niculae Ailenei was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Chris-George Chevalier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 26th minute, Antonio Navarro fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Martin Crețu, passed just outside the right post. When Chevaliers FC's Chris-George Chevalier in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stiinta-Univ.'s goalie prevented a goal. Chevaliers FC's Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rahmad Lunggana in the 30th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s Shi Ming Sheng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Niculae Ailenei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahmad Lunggana in the 43rd minute of play forced Chevaliers FC's goalkeeper Niculae Ailenei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niculae Ailenei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriu Morovan in the 46th minute of the match. 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.

Chevaliers FC's Chris Chevalier was substituted for Augustin Ţopescu. 54 minutes into the match, Chevaliers FC's goalkeeper Niculae Ailenei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shi Ming Sheng. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Navarro in the 55th minute of play forced Stiinta-Univ.'s goalkeeper Martin Crețu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Crețu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Navarro in the 58th minute of play. Pompiliu Fărcașu kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Calvin Huff charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Calvin Huff the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Calvin Huff hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Stiinta-Univ.'s Martin Crețu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdullah Ercan in the 72nd minute of play. Shi Ming Sheng took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Niculae Ailenei. Niculae Ailenei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Antonio Navarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Crețu having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, Stiinta-Univ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viteazul Flore to maneuver through the defense. Martin Crețu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Pompiliu Fărcașu made in the 88th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Abdullah Ercan. Martin Crețu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antonio Navarro's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Pompiliu Fărcașu got a throw-in 96 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nikola Vlašić. Martin Crețu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristinel Pandele in the 97th minute of the match. After 97 minutes of play, Chevaliers FC's Cristinel Pandele made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Crețu was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Chevaliers FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Stiinta-Univ.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Stiinta-Univ..