Arena Eduardo Máximo
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663,
Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Severino Bueno made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of FC ANC booed when Eleven Young Elephants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Perez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Codrin Şumălan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Tanti having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Severino Bueno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Tudor was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pietro Pellegri in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aaron Tanti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With 10 minutes on the clock, Daan Jurásek commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 10th minute, one of Eleven Young Elephants: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 Eleven Young Elephants. In the 12th minute, David Zub ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aaron Tanti was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 16th minute Dino Petricca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute Codrin Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Pietro Pellegri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dino Petricca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Darren Carabott hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 30th minute Codrin Şumălan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aaron Tanti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Şumălan in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Petricca in the 33rd minute of play forced Eleven Young Elephants's goalkeeper Aaron Tanti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Codrin Şumălan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Aaron Tanti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of FC ANC booed when Eleven Young Elephants was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zlatko Zahovič didn't get a good kick on the ball.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Codrin Şumălan made a kick off. Aaron Tanti made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Iustin Ştiopul sent off a good shot on target. Aaron Tanti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dino Petricca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1-3 became the score in the 54th minute when Severino Bueno elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 57th minute Pietro Pellegri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Tanti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC ANC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Darren Carabott was slow to take the kick. During this time Eleven Young Elephants's players had a chance to rest. After 59 played minutes Eleven Young Elephants got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Camilleri. In the 59th minute, Carlo Camilleri fired away a hard free kick towards the goal. Martin Tudor moved to his left, but didn't have to make a save as the ball went out of bounds. Dino Petricca hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Martin Tudor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Severino Bueno's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Codrin Şumălan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Aaron Tanti skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience was convinced that Severino Bueno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Tudor was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 66th minute, Enzo Perez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Darren Carabott in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Tudor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 75 minutes into the game, Zlatko Zahovič was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eleven Young Elephants's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC ANC the free kick. Zlatko Zahovič hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. When Darren Carabott came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Eleven Young Elephants 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 Darren Carabott couldn't finish the play. FC ANC's Martin Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darren Carabott in the 80th minute of play. If Darren Carabott had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aaron Tanti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Codrin Şumălan in the 88th minute. Severino Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Martin Tudor having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, Darren Carabott managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eleven Young Elephants's supporters crossed their fingers, but Darren Carabott was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the FC ANC defense, Darren Carabott kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martin Tudor. The FC ANC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martin Tudor should have stopped the shot. The FC ANC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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