League

Giulesti Arena
Spectators: 8950 (Terracing: 6750, Seating: 2030, VIP seats: 170) In the 13th minute Manuel Isăilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roch Grondzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 14th minute of play forced FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Balc in the 20th minute of play. After some careless play in the FC Buciumii defense, Manuel Isăilă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roch Grondzki. The FC Buciumii fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roch Grondzki should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 27th minute of play forced FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Grondzki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 33rd minute of play. Roch Grondzki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Kenneth Almkvist threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Buciumii's Rareș Necula quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cai Yue Guang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavi Vilo in the 38th minute of play. FC Buciumii's Roch Grondzki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 39th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavel Balc. Pavel Balc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Isăilă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Roch Grondzki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Isăilă made a kick off. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Denílson 慕容 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ninjas in Pyjamas's supporters rose to their feet, but Denílson 慕容 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roch Grondzki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Buciumii made a substitution. Dumitru Ghițulescu replaced Johan Gelin. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Manuel Isăilă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roch Grondzki was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 68th minute of the match Ninjas in Pyjamas got a corner. FC Buciumii's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rareș Tatulici ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 70th minute of play forced FC Buciumii's goalkeeper Roch Grondzki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Buciumii's zone, Manuel Isăilă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roch Grondzki came out of the goal and Manuel Isăilă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roch Grondzki made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Rareș Tatulici sent off a good shot on target. Rareș Tatulici fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roch Grondzki having to interfere. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when Olavi Vilo came free, but Cai Yue Guang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cai Yue Guang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristinel Gheară in the 96th minute of the match. The FC Buciumii supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ninjas in Pyjamas's performance. The match ended with a win for Ninjas in Pyjamas.