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Spectators: 8000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Ajax Academy's Virgil Ghețea 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Gagiu in the 9th minute of play forced FC ALEX JR's goalkeeper Sorin Horațiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to FC ALEX JR getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Dorel Nicolae hit a great ball. Ognyan Peshev struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Cazimir Papaiani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC ALEX JR. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Cazimir Papaiani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. David Ekelund received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cazimir Papaiani came out and tried to block the shot, but David Ekelund slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 25th minute. In the 30th match minute, Ajax Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciprian Brezoi to maneuver through the defense. Cazimir Papaiani was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Ognyan Peshev capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ognyan Peshev really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 33 minutes into the match, Ajax Academy's goal looked a bit too open when David Ekelund came free, but Cazimir Papaiani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cazimir Papaiani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristi Geamănu, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. FC ALEX JR's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Odysseas Kakarnakis in the 39th minute. FC ALEX JR's Odysseas Kakarnakis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cazimir Papaiani in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Gagiu in the 41st minute of play forced FC ALEX JR's goalkeeper Sorin Horațiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC ALEX JR defense, Eugen Apetroaiei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sorin Horațiu. The FC ALEX JR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sorin Horațiu should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ognyan Peshev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, FC ALEX JR's goalkeeper Sorin Horațiu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Denis Cutieru. In the 56th minute, Eugen Apetroaiei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Viorel Proca kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 57th minute of the match Odysseas Kakarnakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cazimir Papaiani skillfully saved the ball. 59 minutes into the match, David Ekelund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cazimir Papaiani. Ajax Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Ekelund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ognyan Peshev in the 62nd minute of play forced Ajax Academy's goalkeeper Cazimir Papaiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sorin Horațiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anton Gagiu in the 66th minute of the match. Odysseas Kakarnakis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 67 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, one of FC ALEX JR:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC ALEX JR. When the match had been going on for 69 minutes, Ajax Academy's Ciprian Brezoi got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sorin Horațiu. After 71 minutes, Birger Gunnarsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC ALEX JR and the Ajax Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eugen Apetroaiei in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sorin Horațiu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cazimir Papaiani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristi Geamănu in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, FC ALEX JR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Sorin Horațiu made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Eugen Apetroaiei sent off a good shot on target. David Ekelund hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Cazimir Papaiani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Ekelund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.