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Sheriff Stadium
Spectators: 8849 (Terracing: 6924, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 175) Dragos Butuc started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Radu Dobândã charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radu Dobândã the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tarabostes getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Radu Dobândã hit a great ball. Alexandru Vrânceanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Cristian Tâbârnã made a huge save. 6 minutes into the game, Andrei Plop cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Pavlo Kotyuk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Tarabostes's Andrei Plop in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Sheriff Tiraspol's goalie prevented a goal. 12 minutes into the game, Tarabostes's Andrei Plop nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavlo Kotyuk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. FC Sheriff Tiraspol's Pavlo Kotyuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Plop in the 15th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, Tarabostes's Andrei Plop nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavlo Kotyuk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Pavlo Kotyuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Plop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian Tâbârnã showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dragos Butuc, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristian Dudãu got free with Cristian Tâbârnã in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Andrei Plop scored 0-4 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pavlo Kotyuk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Andrei Bumbac hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Andrei Plop fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlo Kotyuk having to interfere. After some careless play in the Tarabostes defense, Dragos Butuc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristian Tâbârnã. The Tarabostes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristian Tâbârnã should have stopped the shot. After the first half Tarabostes were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andrei Plop to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ion Balaur during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pavlo Kotyuk was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Andrei Plop capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andrei Plop really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. Vadim Buga charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vadim Buga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st minute, Vadim Buga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Tâbârnã took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Dudãu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrei Plop blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pavlo Kotyuk having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Plop in the 70th minute of play forced FC Sheriff Tiraspol's goalkeeper Pavlo Kotyuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrei Bumbac in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pavlo Kotyuk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Tarabostes booed when FC Sheriff Tiraspol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandru Vrânceanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Andrei Plop had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pavlo Kotyuk. FC Sheriff Tiraspol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrei Plop was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dennis Bergkamp during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Sheriff Tiraspol's Dennis Bergkamp got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Vadim Buga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tarabostes's supporters rose to their feet, but Vadim Buga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavlo Kotyuk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cristian Tâbârnã showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petru Blanari, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Tarabostes's Andrei Plop sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pavlo Kotyuk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tarabostes's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.