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Horatiu Beca Arena
Spectators: 9207 (Terracing: 6907, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luca Feteanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Igor Czapski 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. After 4 minutes Olympique de Marseille's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vlad Mavrogheni who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on FC Maci -MM-'s corner Vlad Mavrogheni fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Andrei Cumpan quite easily take care of the ball. Demetrio Farese took the ball and in the 5 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 1-0. When Olympique de Marseille's Cosmin Florea in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Maci -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 9th minute of play forced Olympique de Marseille's goalkeeper Andrei Cumpan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 12 minutes on the clock, Radu Nebunu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Olympique de Marseille fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 12th minute. Penalty! Olympique de Marseille:s Andrei Cumpan showed great skill when he stopped Carl-Rune Emmenegger:s penalty. With a little luck, Olympique de Marseille's Andrei Cumpan got control of the ball when Sami Zübeyr tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 19th minute of play forced Olympique de Marseille's goalkeeper Andrei Cumpan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute FC Maci -MM- were awarded a corner. Vlad Mavrogheni went to the cornerflag to take it. Sami Zübeyr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Andrei Cumpan made a huge save. In the 30th minute, Sami Zübeyr reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Andrei Cumpan. The goal made the score 2-2. Sami Zübeyr in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Andrei Cumpan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 34 played minutes Olympique de Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Emil Nicoliță. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sami Zübeyr got free with Andrei Cumpan in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sami Zübeyr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Andrei Cumpan made a huge save. Andrei Cumpan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sami Zübeyr showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 45 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The wind increased when Sami Zübeyr made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Olympique de Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Demetrio Farese came free, but Andrei Cumpan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Olympique de Marseille's Horaţiu Lupșe in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Maci -MM-'s goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor Czapski in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrei Cumpan saved Olympique de Marseille from getting behind. In the 60th minute Sami Zübeyr 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. 61 minutes into the match, FC Maci -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Lupșe came free, but Alin Harhoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrei Cumpan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rich Bastard, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Andrei Cumpan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rich Bastard in the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 63rd minute of play forced Olympique de Marseille's goalkeeper Andrei Cumpan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 68th 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Czapski in the 70th minute of play. FC Maci -MM- made a substitution. Rareș Ignea replaced Önder Wing. The corner led FC Maci -MM-'s Igor Czapski to fire away a dangerous shot which Andrei Cumpan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Olympique de Marseille's Andrei Cumpan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Czapski in the 75th minute of play. 75 minutes in the game, Igor Czapski dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After a rather tough play, FC Maci -MM-'s Carl-Rune Emmenegger got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute of the match Emil Nicoliță shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alin Harhoiu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Anton Albulescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrei Cumpan was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Olympique de Marseille's Andrei Cumpan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sami Zübeyr in the 83rd minute of play. Andrei Cumpan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demetrio Farese, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympique de Marseille's goalkeeper Andrei Cumpan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Igor Czapski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrei Cumpan was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. After 91 minutes, Demetrio Farese mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Maci -MM- and the Olympique de Marseille players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to FC Maci -MM- getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Demetrio Farese hit a great ball. In the 95th minute, Rareș Ignea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olympique de Marseille's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.