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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Stiinta-Univ.'s Martin Crețu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 9th minute of play. Stiinta-Univ.'s Martin Crețu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 11th minute of play. Martin Crețu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, USA's Cassius Byrne got a free kick in the 14th minute. If Valeriu Morovan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ming Sheng came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, USA's Monty Rogers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Martin Crețu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Martin Crețu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Martin Crețu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the match, Stiinta-Univ.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jenson Smith came free, but Martin Crețu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valeriu Morovan in the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Martin Crețu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 43 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ming Sheng came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stiinta-Univ.'s attentive Virgil Oargă managed to snatch the ball when Diego Bradley made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Stiinta-Univ. made a substitution. Okan Koc replaced Muhammet Altın. Stiinta-Univ.'s Șerban Rușanu was substituted for Virgil Oargă. The wind increased when Valeriu Morovan made the kick off in the second half. USA's Cassius Byrne got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With an all-out effort, USA's Martin Crețu threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Monty Rogers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Stiinta-Univ. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Elari Jutt hit a great ball. When Cassius Byrne came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the USA 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 Cassius Byrne couldn't finish the play. Jacob May's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Martin Crețu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Kachamakov in the 65th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Mcdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 67th minute of the match, Edward Mcdonald got a very nice opportunity to score, but Martin Crețu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Fabian Brown kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Okan Koc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Tomasz Gacek came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stiinta-Univ.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antoni Kachamakov in the 76th minute. Okan Koc made a great header on Stiinta-Univ.'s corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Okan Koc in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. If Tomasz Gacek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Martin Crețu made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ming Sheng in the 92nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Zach Harrison hit a great ball. USA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.