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Székely CFFC
Spectators: 6841 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 100) FC MEDVE's Emanuel Benga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Alex Team MZ booed when FC MEDVE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Codrin Vătavu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horaţiu Vochin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Marian Gavruță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horaţiu Vochin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marian Gavruță read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Horaţiu Vochin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 22 minutes, Emanuel Benga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC MEDVE and the Alex Team MZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, FC MEDVE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Benga to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Akis Symeonatos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rareș Zmărăndache. FC MEDVE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akis Symeonatos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Emanuel Benga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marian Gavruță having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Afonsinho Mangueira to strike the kick off in the second half. Alex Team MZ's Marian Gavruță played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horaţiu Vochin in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Horaţiu Vochin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Gavruță was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Benga in the 54th minute of play forced Alex Team MZ's goalkeeper Marian Gavruță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC MEDVE's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Akis Symeonatos scored to the left of an out of position Rareș Zmărăndache, making the score, 0-3. Rareș Zmărăndache stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Afonsinho Mangueira's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. If Emanuel Benga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rareș Zmărăndache made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afonsinho Mangueira in the 75th minute. The supporters of Alex Team MZ booed when FC MEDVE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Benga didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afonsinho Mangueira succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 81st playminute. Marian Gavruță stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Benga's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. When Ilie Uncuţă fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alex Team MZ's protests and gave Ilie Uncuţă a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC MEDVE booed when Alex Team MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilie Uncuţă didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Benga in the 86th minute of play forced Alex Team MZ's goalkeeper Marian Gavruță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, FC MEDVE's goalkeeper Rareș Zmărăndache had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afonsinho Mangueira. Alex Team MZ played a much better game than FC MEDVE and deserved their victory. The FC MEDVE players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.