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Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793,
Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Nelson Mendoza made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, LEBRON's Cirilo Txanton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Massa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, LEBRON's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Mendoza came free, but Gualterio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Nelson Mendoza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualterio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LEBRON were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after UFC STEAUA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lautaro Acosta took the corner. After taking down the ball on LEBRON's corner Lautaro Acosta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and João Massa quite easily take care of the ball. UFC STEAUA's João Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 19th minute of play. UFC STEAUA's João Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Txanton in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 played minutes LEBRON got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Balesio. With a little luck, LEBRON's Gualterio Gartxot got control of the ball when Nelson Mendoza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gualterio Gartxot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nelson Mendoza in the 25th minute. In the 25thth minute of the game Nelson Mendoza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LEBRON's Gualterio Gartxot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the UFC STEAUA defense, Cirilo Txanton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Massa. The UFC STEAUA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Massa should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Şamil Darcan during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Şamil Darcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mugur Nisipeanu hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Benito Modestio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, UFC STEAUA's Isaac Guipuzkoa got a free kick in the 48th minute. Lautaro Acosta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lautaro Acosta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. João Massa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Cirilo Txanton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LEBRON's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UFC STEAUA the free kick. In the 57th minute, Cirilo Txanton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th match minute, UFC STEAUA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Yue Yuan to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 59 minutes, Lautaro Acosta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LEBRON's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lautaro Acosta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the match, LEBRON's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Mendoza came free, but Gualterio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Mendoza in the 64th minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Gualterio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gualterio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Mendoza, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. João Massa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 71st minute. João Massa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirilo Txanton in the 71st minute of play. After some careless play in the UFC STEAUA defense, Cirilo Txanton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Massa. The UFC STEAUA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Massa should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mugur Nisipeanu in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gualterio Gartxot saved LEBRON from getting behind. Gualterio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervásio Vilhena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89thth minute of the game Nelson Mendoza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LEBRON's Gualterio Gartxot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mugur Nisipeanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Gartxot having to interfere. Mugur Nisipeanu kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After 95 minutes, Mugur Nisipeanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UFC STEAUA and the LEBRON players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Mugur Nisipeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.
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