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Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudiu Dragan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute George Bălanescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Bălanescu in the 6th minute of play. Dalmo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ianis Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kunter Irmak in the 12th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marcos-Evangelista Didarov got control of the ball when Dobromir Zagrodny tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22ndth minute of the game Chico de Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marcos-Evangelista Didarov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from George Bălanescu in the 24th minute of the match. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ianis Hagi in the 27th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chico de Sousa got free with Marcos-Evangelista Didarov in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Amuguroancei in the 31st minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Dragan in the 33rd minute of play. In the 38th minute Kunter Irmak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marcos-Evangelista Didarov got control of the ball when Dobromir Zagrodny tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 43 in the game by Chico de Sousa from a close distance when the talented Marcos-Evangelista Didarov managed to make a qualified save. DINAMO PLOIESTI's players were relieved. Igor Makarewicz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chico de Sousa to make the kick off. After 51 minutes of play, Jovens Democratas MZC's Chico de Sousa made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xu Li Sang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 minutes, Chico de Sousa made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marcos-Evangelista Didarov tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 60 minutes, Xu Li Sang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jovens Democratas MZC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xu Li Sang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute Kunter Irmak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Xu Li Sang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos-Evangelista Didarov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66thth minute of the game Chico de Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DINAMO PLOIESTI's Marcos-Evangelista Didarov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dalmo Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Ianis Hagi sent off a good shot on target. Dalmo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Dragan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Kunter Irmak came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Kunter Irmak came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kunter Irmak in the 77th minute of the match. Dalmo Saldanha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudiu Dragan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 82 minute of play. Jovens Democratas MZC's Serginho Sabóia was substituted for Marco van Basten. Jovens Democratas MZC's Carlinhos Tróia was substituted for Leonardo Guerra. When Jovens Democratas MZC's Chico de Sousa in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DINAMO PLOIESTI's goalie prevented a goal. Chico de Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Marcos-Evangelista Didarov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Serginho Sabóia in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcos-Evangelista Didarov saved DINAMO PLOIESTI from getting behind. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind DINAMO PLOIESTI's goalkeeper Marcos-Evangelista Didarov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico de Sousa in the 95th minute of play forced DINAMO PLOIESTI's goalkeeper Marcos-Evangelista Didarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Jovens Democratas MZC fans cheered their team off the field, for while DINAMO PLOIESTI had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.