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!!EL COLISEO!!
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) KPO BIZARRO's Korkut Urza 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. If Costica Vladimiri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Candido Mercurio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Olaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Romania were awarded a corner. Adam Olaru went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Romania's Adam Olaru to fire away a dangerous shot which Candido Mercurio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Korkut Urza in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carol Stinga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rasvan Cristescu in the 13th minute of play forced KPO BIZARRO's goalkeeper Candido Mercurio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romania's Vasile Ciumak was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Candido Mercurio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. KPO BIZARRO's Candido Mercurio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costica Vladimiri in the 20th minute of play. Eriberto Ciano hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in KPO BIZARRO's zone, Costica Vladimiri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Candido Mercurio came out of the goal and Costica Vladimiri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Adam Olaru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KPO BIZARRO's Candido Mercurio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Korkut Urza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Carol Stinga made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski got free with Carol Stinga in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hu Zheng Yun charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hu Zheng Yun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to KPO BIZARRO getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Hu Zheng Yun hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adam Olaru made a kick off. With an all-out effort, Romania's Candido Mercurio threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Costica Vladimiri, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 56th minute of the match, Adam Olaru tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Candido Mercurio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Costica Vladimiri got free with Candido Mercurio in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Romania's Candido Mercurio threw himself towards the right post 64 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Costica Vladimiri, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. KPO BIZARRO made a substitution. Leif Levander replaced Justin Kluivert. KPO BIZARRO's Eloy Ospin was substituted for Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski. Romania's Octavian Vaduva was substituted for Costica Vladimiri. Romania's Anton Stinga was substituted for Adam Olaru. KPO BIZARRO's Qiao Feng Ling was substituted for Korkut Urza. Candido Mercurio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasvan Cristescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Alex Serban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Candido Mercurio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hu Zheng Yun was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 73rd match minute, KPO BIZARRO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hu Zheng Yun to maneuver through the defense. KPO BIZARRO's Candido Mercurio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anton Stinga in the 76th minute of play. Candido Mercurio was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Sanda Cutov. In the 81st minute, Octavian Vaduva got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by KPO BIZARRO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sanda Cutov was slow to take the kick. During this time Romania's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Anton Stinga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Candido Mercurio was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Ospin in the 90th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Carol Stinga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Anton Stinga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Romania's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anton Stinga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nigel Cold hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Candido Mercurio made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Octavian Vaduva sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, Romania's Candido Mercurio threw himself towards the right post 98 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anton Stinga, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Romania players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.