Queen Arena
Spectators: 8433 (Terracing: 6326,
Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Claudiu Şerbănoiu kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudiu Şerbănoiu in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sandu Alungulesei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 5 played minutes Emerald got a freekick which was hit by Declan Rice. If Victor Piţurcă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandu Alungulesei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Şumălan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Codrin Şumălan managed to get in a good position for a shot. -BZF- Ursus Magura's supporters rose to their feet, but Codrin Şumălan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sandu Alungulesei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Druga got free with Franco Galfrè in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Şerbănoiu in the 14th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Sandu Alungulesei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandu Alungulesei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Şumălan, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the match, -BZF- Ursus Magura's Claudiu Şerbănoiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sandu Alungulesei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 26th minute Codrin Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandu Alungulesei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Ni Song Bing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandu Alungulesei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Emerald's goal looked a bit too open when Ni Song Bing came free, but Sandu Alungulesei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Emerald's Trifon Ivanov got a free kick in the 35th minute. Sandu Alungulesei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihăiţă Vergulescu in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute Codrin Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandu Alungulesei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Druga made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Adam Druga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Galfrè saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Ursus Magura's Ni Song Bing got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trifon Ivanov in the 56th minute of play forced -BZF- Ursus Magura's goalkeeper Franco Galfrè to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudiu Şerbănoiu might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sandu Alungulesei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudiu Şerbănoiu ran back to his position shaking his head. -BZF- Ursus Magura made a substitution. Pavel Bucataru replaced Shane McNiven. -BZF- Ursus Magura made a substitution. Nicolas Whitmore replaced Mihăiţă Vergulescu. After 61 played minutes Emerald got a freekick which was hit by Adam Druga. In the 61st minute, Claudiu Şerbănoiu 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. Victor Piţurcă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Franco Galfrè tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Adam Druga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emerald's supporters rose to their feet, but Adam Druga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Galfrè breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Franco Galfrè didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pompiliu Uncheşelu went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. -BZF- Ursus Magura's Franco Galfrè played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Druga in the 78th minute of play. Franco Galfrè showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pompiliu Uncheşelu in the 79th minute of the match. Pompiliu Uncheşelu hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the game, Claudiu Şerbănoiu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. -BZF- Ursus Magura's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emerald the free kick. In the 82nd minute, Claudiu Şerbănoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind -BZF- Ursus Magura's goalkeeper Franco Galfrè, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Whitmore in the 88th minute of play forced Emerald's goalkeeper Sandu Alungulesei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. -BZF- Ursus Magura's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ni Song Bing in the 89th minute. In the 89th minute, Darin Dafov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franco Galfrè showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Druga in the 91st minute of the match. Emerald's Sandu Alungulesei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Whitmore in the 94th minute of play. Constantin Augustin hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Emerald's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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