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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) UFC STEAUA's Hermengildo Jobo 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. 7 minutes into the game, El Branca del Vieja's Yetkin Emek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Massa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 10th minute, Yetkin Emek made a precise shot to the right of João Massa. UFC STEAUA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. UFC STEAUA's João Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yetkin Emek in the 14th minute of play. Yetkin Emek took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Massa. João Massa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Yetkin Emek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. João Massa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, El Branca del Vieja's Yetkin Emek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Massa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 28 minutes into the game, El Branca del Vieja's Yetkin Emek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Massa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. João Massa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yetkin Emek in the 32nd minute of play. El Branca del Vieja's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 김 망절 in the 34th minute. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Mendoza, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yetkin Emek in the 44th minute of play forced UFC STEAUA's goalkeeper João Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in UFC STEAUA's zone, Yetkin Emek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Massa came out of the goal and Yetkin Emek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th match minute, UFC STEAUA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gervásio Vilhena to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yetkin Emek to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes in the game Rafet Faydalı did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gigel Seremet. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Yetkin Emek took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for João Massa to make any attempt to save it. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Brzęczyszczykiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Mendoza in the 57th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafet Faydalı during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rafet Faydalı hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. El Branca del Vieja's Mauro Milano was substituted for Yetkin Emek. After some careless play in the UFC STEAUA defense, Mauro Milano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Massa. The UFC STEAUA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Massa should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute, Mauro Milano made a precise shot to the right of João Massa. UFC STEAUA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. João Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mauro Milano, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Rafet Faydalı was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 85th match minute, UFC STEAUA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafet Faydalı to maneuver through the defense. Mauro Milano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. João Massa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. UFC STEAUA's João Massa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save UFC STEAUA from getting a goal against them. The El Branca del Vieja fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when El Branca del Vieja's Mauro Milano 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 0-10 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match was over El Branca del Vieja could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than UFC STEAUA throughout the match.