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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hermengildo Jobo made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narciso Vergaray in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Massa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gigel Seremet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, UFC STEAUA's Rafet Faydalı got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Narciso Vergaray got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 15 played minutes UFC STEAUA got a freekick which was hit by Filip Vulpăşin. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Vergaray in the 16th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hermengildo Jobo in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pepe Santoro saved INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Hermengildo Jobo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pepe Santoro was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Narciso Vergaray in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Massa saved UFC STEAUA from getting behind. In the 31st minute, UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Jobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. When UFC STEAUA's Hermengildo Jobo in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Hermengildo Jobo put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Pepe Santoro. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nelson Mendoza's late challenge caught a INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nelson Mendoza helped the player get up and apologised.

When Narciso Vergaray was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 55 minutes had been played. After 56 played minutes INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Vergaray. In the 58th match minute, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Advíncula to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hermengildo Jobo in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pepe Santoro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 65thth minute of the game Hermengildo Jobo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Hermengildo Jobo sped through INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gigel Seremet's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Gigel Seremet notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Pepe Santoro. Pepe Santoro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luis Advíncula hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Hermengildo Jobo came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Hermengildo Jobo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pepe Santoro. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermengildo Jobo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Jobo in the 81st minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hermengildo Jobo's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. When Hermengildo Jobo came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the UFC STEAUA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hermengildo Jobo couldn't finish the play. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Jobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 92nd minute, Nelson Mendoza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UFC STEAUA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. The supporters of INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB booed when UFC STEAUA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alin Davidescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 96 played minutes INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Alejo Kimetz. UFC STEAUA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.