League

All Blacks Stadium
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Viitoru CSM's Ivan Ponta 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. When Ivan Ponta came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Viitoru CSM fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ivan Ponta couldn't finish the play. All Blacks's Lu Tian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Scutaru in the 7th minute of play. Doru Scutaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, All Blacks's goal looked a bit too open when Doru Scutaru came free, but Lu Tian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viitoru CSM's Eduard Curta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porter Armstrong in the 13th minute of play. The supporters of Viitoru CSM booed when All Blacks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucian Gârdescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lu Tian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doru Scutaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Lu Tian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Ponta, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Arnaldo Lira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The All Blacks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 25 minutes into the match, Viitoru CSM's goal looked a bit too open when Porter Armstrong came free, but Eduard Curta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doru Scutaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Lu Tian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristinel Mailat took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lu Tian. All Blacks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to All Blacks getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Iulian Tudorică hit a great ball. If Doru Scutaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lu Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Ponta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduard Curta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Porter Armstrong in the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Porter Armstrong made a kick off. All Blacks's Wincent Czerny got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to All Blacks getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Manuel Casian hit a great ball. With a little luck, All Blacks's Lu Tian got control of the ball when Doru Scutaru tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Viitoru CSM's goalkeeper Eduard Curta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eduard Curta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Porter Armstrong's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, Isac Udrea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eliodor Văcaru kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Porter Armstrong in the 66th minute of play forced Viitoru CSM's goalkeeper Eduard Curta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Korneliusz Zjawin threw the ball into play from the sideline. Viitoru CSM's Isac Udrea quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, All Blacks's Wincent Czerny got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 71stth minute of the game Ivan Ponta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but All Blacks's Lu Tian was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucian Gârdescu during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Viitoru CSM's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gigel Iftodi in the 78th minute. Eduard Curta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Lira in the 86th minute of play. Isac Udrea was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Viitoru CSM's Isac Udrea got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute of the match Eliodor Văcaru shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lu Tian showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 95th minute, Arnaldo Lira made a precise shot to the right of Eduard Curta. Viitoru CSM's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. All Blacks were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Viitoru CSM for a fine match.