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Arena Cainilor
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ognyan Peshev made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, David Ekelund managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ALEX JR's supporters rose to their feet, but David Ekelund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xano Griego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of FC Ciupa booed when FC ALEX JR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristi Geamănu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xano Griego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Ekelund in the 9th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Odysseas Kakarnakis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Xano Griego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Xano Griego made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birger Gunnarsson in the 18th minute of play. After 20 minutes FC Ciupa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Odysseas Kakarnakis who took care of the corner kick. Odysseas Kakarnakis made a great header on FC ALEX JR's corner, it was just that FC Ciupa's Xano Griego managed to reach the ball for a save. The FC ALEX JR fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when FC ALEX JR's Ognyan Peshev looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 30th minute of the match, Dumitru Zărnescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sorin Horațiu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Xano Griego didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Ekelund went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Ognyan Peshev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ALEX JR's supporters rose to their feet, but Ognyan Peshev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xano Griego breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 44th minute, David Ekelund made a precise shot to the right of Xano Griego. FC Ciupa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 48 minutes into the match, FC Ciupa's goal looked a bit too open when Ognyan Peshev came free, but Xano Griego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half FC ALEX JR were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dumitru Zărnescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Cristi Geamănu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xano Griego. FC Ciupa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristi Geamănu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ognyan Peshev got free with Xano Griego in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Xano Griego managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when FC ALEX JR's Ognyan Peshev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birger Gunnarsson in the 69th minute of play forced FC Ciupa's goalkeeper Xano Griego to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd match minute, FC Ciupa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonce Abt to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Xano Griego managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when FC ALEX JR's Ognyan Peshev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ognyan Peshev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Xano Griego made a huge save. FC ALEX JR's Sorin Horațiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dániel Ludas in the 80th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Ognyan Peshev put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Xano Griego. In the 84th minute, Gabriel Paulovič hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sorin Horațiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dániel Ludas, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. FC ALEX JR's Sorin Horațiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dániel Ludas in the 90th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Ekelund during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 91st match minute, FC ALEX JR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Sorin Horațiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dániel Ludas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Cristi Geamănu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xano Griego having to interfere.