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PunisherS Arena
Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when John Forsberg got the match started through his kick off. Nechifor Baștină made an important save on a dangerous shot by Codrin Ignat in the 2nd minute. Lucian Crețulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Dersidan in the 5th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of AFC PunisherS™:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Academia D3c3bal FC:s goal. AFC PunisherS™:s Lucian Crețulescu showed great skill when he stopped John Forsberg:s penalty. Aron Dărmănescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Lucian Crețulescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucian Crețulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Forsberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Academia D3c3bal FC's John Forsberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucian Crețulescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Codrin Ignat did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Nechifor Baștină 19 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute Codrin Ignat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Baștină saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Codrin Ignat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Nechifor Baștină made a huge save. With a little luck, Academia D3c3bal FC's Nechifor Baștină got control of the ball when Augustin Jivulescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Dersidan in the 32nd minute of play forced AFC PunisherS™'s goalkeeper Lucian Crețulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Academia D3c3bal FC's Nechifor Baștină played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Hrandabur in the 34th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game John Forsberg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, John Forsberg put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Lucian Crețulescu. In the 40th match minute, AFC PunisherS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adam Galușcă to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, AFC PunisherS™'s goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Dersidan came free, but Lucian Crețulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Academia D3c3bal FC's goalkeeper Nechifor Baștină had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Codrin Ignat. 46 minutes into the game, Academia D3c3bal FC's John Forsberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucian Crețulescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Codrin Ignat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. John Forsberg made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 51stth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Lucian Crețulescu would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Lucian Crețulescu was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Aron Dărmănescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aron Dărmănescu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Eduard Ţopescu kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Teodor Zmărăndache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Baștină saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nechifor Baștină took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Ţopescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th match minute, AFC PunisherS™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Jivulescu to maneuver through the defense. AFC PunisherS™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Codrin Dersidan scored to the left of an out of position Lucian Crețulescu, making the score, 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when John Forsberg got free with Lucian Crețulescu in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aron Dărmănescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucian Crețulescu having to interfere. AFC PunisherS™'s Lucian Crețulescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save AFC PunisherS™ from getting a goal against them. Nechifor Baștină made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduard Ţopescu in the 78th minute of play. Nechifor Baștină made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Zmărăndache in the 79th minute of play. Nechifor Baștină showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Ignat, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, John Forsberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucian Crețulescu. The goal made the score 1-6. In the 88th minute, Aron Dărmănescu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucian Crețulescu. The goal made the score 1-7. Lucian Crețulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Dărmănescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After a rather tough play, AFC PunisherS™'s Eduard Ţopescu got a free kick in the 94th minute. After a defensive mix-up in AFC PunisherS™'s zone, Aron Dărmănescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucian Crețulescu came out of the goal and Aron Dărmănescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The AFC PunisherS™ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Academia D3c3bal FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Academia D3c3bal FC.