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Claudiu Maior
Spectators: 9361 (Terracing: 7022, Seating: 2153, VIP seats: 186) Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Carlos Mei 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. In the 3rd minute Carlos Mei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Tarcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Carlos Mei's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robert Tarcu was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Carlos Mei spun around in front of the goal 3 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal. After 6 minutes, Roman Tomaka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the THE CRYSTAL SHIP and the Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roman Tomaka hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's attentive Mihăiţă Stolniceanu managed to snatch the ball when Cazimir Gogea made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. In the 11thth minute of the game Sebati Rafih who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ladislao Bela hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. After 15 played minutes, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Iurie Ilie shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lyle Coppack came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in THE CRYSTAL SHIP reached it. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Robert Tarcu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 20th minute Carlos Mei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Tarcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lyle Coppack stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jaspar De Weijgaert's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Mei in the 27th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Robert Tarcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lyle Coppack showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebati Rafih in the 29th minute of the match. Lyle Coppack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebati Rafih in the 29th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of THE CRYSTAL SHIP:s goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Jaspar De Weijgaert managed to get in a good position for a shot. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaspar De Weijgaert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lyle Coppack breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 34 played minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a freekick which was hit by Codrin Udrescu. 36 minutes in the game Ediberto de Queirós got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihăiţă Stolniceanu got free with Robert Tarcu in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iacob Penaru charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iacob Penaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 45th minute of the game. One of THE CRYSTAL SHIP:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely:s goal. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely. Carlos Mei stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Robert Tarcu. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Jaspar De Weijgaert made the kick off in the second half. Lyle Coppack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaspar De Weijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Mei came free, but Robert Tarcu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Bartoszek kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. When THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Jaspar De Weijgaert in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's goalie prevented a goal. Robert Tarcu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 61st minute of the match. Cazimir Gogea made in the 65th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Adrián-Daniel Dobre. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaspar De Weijgaert in the 69th minute of play. Robert Tarcu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Mei, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lars Flinck was substituted for Ediberto de Queirós. Lyle Coppack made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Sebati Rafih sent off a good shot on target. Carlos Mei took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robert Tarcu. Robert Tarcu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Robert Tarcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 84th minute of play. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaspar De Weijgaert in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Carlos Mei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robert Tarcu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Mircea Rednic in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Adrián-Daniel Dobre. Mihăiţă Stolniceanu scored 3-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robert Tarcu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Mei in the 94th minute of play forced THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goalkeeper Robert Tarcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 minutes of play, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Iurie Ilie made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lyle Coppack was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely fans cheered their team off the field, for while THE CRYSTAL SHIP had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.