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Spectators: 8583 (Terracing: 6438, Seating: 1974, VIP seats: 171) Gino Galante's late challenge caught a ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gino Galante helped the player get up and apologised. Gino Galante kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Jan-Åke Emander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandu Condeescu in the 3rd minute of the match. Ferdinand Petran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jan-Åke Emander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 12th minute of play. Jan-Åke Emander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bianco Cappucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Bianco Cappucci who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were awarded a corner. Eugen Mihălțan went to the cornerflag to take it. 30 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ubarna Harroyo. The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 34th minute of play. The Owls were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Recep Talha Kutyan took the corner. The corner led The Owls's Cristian Furdui to fire away a dangerous shot which Emil Gabor despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, The Owls's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Petran came free, but Jan-Åke Emander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cyprian Karp tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Jan-Åke Emander. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Nils Helberg was substituted for Ferdinand Petran. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gino Galante was the one to do the kick off. Emil Gabor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ubarna Harroyo in the 53rd minute of the match. Emil Gabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recep Talha Kutyan in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino Galante in the 61st minute of play forced ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Emil Gabor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Basarab Vărzaru in the 64th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Jan-Åke Emander was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for The Owls through an amazing save. If Cristian Furdui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Owls's Jan-Åke Emander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save The Owls from getting a goal against them. After 80 minutes of play, The Owls's Ubarna Harroyo made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emil Gabor was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jan-Åke Emander made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nils Helberg in the 86th minute. Emil Gabor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ubarna Harroyo in the 89th minute of play. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.