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Valentin Stanescu
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabian Logofătu kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Francesco Alfonsi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cetatea Suceava's supporters rose to their feet, but Francesco Alfonsi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliodor Micescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 6 minutes into the match, Cristiano Ronaldinho notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Zahana's Eliodor Micescu. Eliodor Micescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 10 minutes into the game, Arthur Clarke lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Eliodor Micescu. Emil Bălan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arthur Clarke received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eliodor Micescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Arthur Clarke slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Emil Bălan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Eliodor Micescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arthur Clarke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliodor Micescu having to interfere. Zahana's Eliodor Micescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Ronaldinho in the 28th minute of play. Eliodor Micescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Clarke in the 30th minute of play. Cetatea Suceava's Emil Bălan got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emil Bălan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute, Arthur Clarke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliodor Micescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Cristiano Ronaldinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arthur Clarke in the 48thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eliodor Micescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arthur Clarke stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliodor Micescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Bălan in the 51st minute of the match. 53 minutes into the game, Arthur Clarke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Eliodor Micescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 57 minutes, Arthur Clarke made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Zahana's Eliodor Micescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Emil Bălan might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eliodor Micescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emil Bălan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th minute, Arthur Clarke made a precise shot to the right of Eliodor Micescu. Zahana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. After some careless play in the Zahana defense, Arthur Clarke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eliodor Micescu. The Zahana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eliodor Micescu should have stopped the shot. Eliodor Micescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Clarke in the 66th minute of the match. Zahana's Eliodor Micescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Clarke in the 67th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Arthur Clarke put it in 10-0 from a short distance just to the right of Eliodor Micescu. When Cetatea Suceava's Arthur Clarke in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zahana's goalie prevented a goal. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zahana's goalkeeper Eliodor Micescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 77 played minutes Zahana got a freekick which was hit by Dragoş Hosu. After 78 minutes, Matei Avram mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zahana and the Cetatea Suceava players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristiano Ronaldinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliodor Micescu having to interfere. The Cetatea Suceava fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Cetatea Suceava's Arthur Clarke looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 11-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 85th minute Arthur Clarke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliodor Micescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, Arthur Clarke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliodor Micescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arthur Clarke in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eliodor Micescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st minute of the match Cetatea Suceava got a corner. Zahana's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Francesco Alfonsi ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Emil Bălan heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 94 minutes of play, Cetatea Suceava's Arthur Clarke made it 13-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eliodor Micescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the Cetatea Suceava players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.