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Spectators: 410 (Terracing: 308, Seating: 94, VIP seats: 8) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tudor Logofătu kicked off to start the match. Gabriel Logofătu came free with the goalkeeper in the 7th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Basarab Bocșan could save by the left post. In the 9th minute of the match Wolves Academy got a corner. FC MeHigh's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alin Fărcășan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Wolves Academy's Alin Fărcășan to fire away a dangerous shot which Basarab Bocșan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to FC MeHigh getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Călin Irimia hit a great ball. In the 12th match minute, Wolves Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toader Lazăr to maneuver through the defense. The FC MeHigh fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when FC MeHigh's Valentin Strungă 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 16 minutes into the match, Mugurel Grădinaru notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Wolves Academy's Nichifor Răchiteanu. Nichifor Răchiteanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nichifor Răchiteanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Strungă, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. FC MeHigh's Basarab Bocșan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Logofătu in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Strungă in the 35th minute of play forced Wolves Academy's goalkeeper Nichifor Răchiteanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Wolves Academy booed when FC MeHigh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristide Strungă didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 39 minutes, Tudor Logofătu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wolves Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tudor Logofătu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nichifor Răchiteanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Macaneață, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Nichifor Răchiteanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Macaneață in the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, FC MeHigh's Valentin Strungă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nichifor Răchiteanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 48 minutes into the match, FC MeHigh's goal looked a bit too open when George Zglobiu came free, but Basarab Bocșan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valentin Strungă was the one to do the kick off. Wolves Academy's Nichifor Răchiteanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Strungă in the 55th minute of play. FC MeHigh's Cristian Macaneață got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gabriel Logofătu kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. If Cristian Macaneață had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With an all-out effort, FC MeHigh's Nichifor Răchiteanu threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Valentin Strungă, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 74th minute, FC MeHigh's Cristian Macaneață dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. 77 minutes into the match, Cristian Macaneață had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nichifor Răchiteanu. Wolves Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Macaneață was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Aristide Strungă scored 0-6 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nichifor Răchiteanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Emilian Stoiculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Cristian Macaneață fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 94 minutes into the match, Wolves Academy's goalkeeper Nichifor Răchiteanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mugurel Grădinaru. FC MeHigh played a much better game than Wolves Academy and deserved their victory. The Wolves Academy players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.