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APULUM STADIUM
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tudor Panin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, NoName Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Varga to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind NoName Academy's goalkeeper Juninho de Amaral, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ionică Burtea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Bo Xing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calistrat Ciobanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Achilleas Santis kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Tudor Panin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tudor Panin kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Sever Unchiaşu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Juninho de Amaral, 1-0. Sever Unchiaşu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tudor Panin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. NoName Academy's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Tudor Panin scored to the left of an out of position Juninho de Amaral, making the score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcel Varga to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Iacob Arnăuțoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Marian Hidișan managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. APULUM's supporters rose to their feet, but Marian Hidișan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juninho de Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ionică Burtea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cao Bo Xing in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Sever Unchiaşu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juninho de Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. APULUM's zone, Calistrat Ciobanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ionică Burtea came out of the goal and Calistrat Ciobanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juninho de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sever Unchiaşu in the 69th minute of play. Petru Hăvârneanu hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Ionică Burtea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Varga in the 80th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 85 minutes into the game, when Ferdinand Tudor put in a rough tackle. In the 85th match minute, F.C. APULUM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinand Tudor to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. APULUM's zone, Cao Bo Xing stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ionică Burtea came out of the goal and Cao Bo Xing tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ionică Burtea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cao Bo Xing in the 87th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, NoName Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Sever Unchiaşu came free, but Juninho de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. APULUM were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of NoName Academy for a fine match.