Esparta Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vicente Viniambres started the match with the kick off. Trescientos's Santo Jayaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golo Phoenix in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felix Mihăilescu in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santo Jayaga saved Trescientos from getting behind. Santo Jayaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golo Phoenix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sorin Nicorici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Santo Jayaga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Golo Phoenix got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 11 played minutes Trescientos got a freekick which was hit by Mane Medrano. Santo Jayaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Golo Phoenix in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Felix Mihăilescu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Trescientos's Santo Jayaga. Santo Jayaga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Trescientos's Mane Medrano got a free kick in the 15th minute. Santo Jayaga came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Felix Mihăilescu. But to his dismay, Felix Mihăilescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Trescientos's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Mihăilescu came free, but Santo Jayaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Ugaitz Oñate was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trescientos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca the free kick. Ugaitz Oñate hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Sorin Nicorici took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Santo Jayaga. Trescientos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 27th match minute, Trescientos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Senqui to maneuver through the defense. Santo Jayaga came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Golo Phoenix. But to his dismay, Golo Phoenix quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Mihăilescu in the 37th minute of play forced Trescientos's goalkeeper Santo Jayaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felix Mihăilescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Santo Jayaga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Felix Mihăilescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santo Jayaga was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Santo Jayaga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Golo Phoenix's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. In the 45thth minute of the game Golo Phoenix who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trescientos's Santo Jayaga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 0-4 became the score in the 47th minute when Virgil Jupân elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.
The wind increased when Golo Phoenix made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Fernando Senqui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Golo Phoenix who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Santo Jayaga when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Santo Jayaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Phoenix in the 57th minute of play. Santo Jayaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Phoenix, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Sorin Nicorici got a free kick in the 60th minute. Vicente Viniambres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Dacian Ghițescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trescientos's Santo Jayaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golo Phoenix in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute Golo Phoenix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Jayaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 66 minutes of play, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca's Nistor Vermeşan made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santo Jayaga was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 70 minutes, Golo Phoenix made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Trescientos's Santo Jayaga tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, Genaro Maria got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Golo Phoenix in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santo Jayaga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Ortíz Marquina fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trescientos's protests and gave Ortíz Marquina a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes Trescientos got a freekick which was hit by Ortíz Marquina. When Ortíz Marquina was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 77 minutes had been played. In the 77th match minute, Trescientos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ortíz Marquina to maneuver through the defense. Santo Jayaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgil Jupân in the 79th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Golo Phoenix got free with Santo Jayaga in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca booed when Trescientos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. León Bravo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Golo Phoenix, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 90 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Santo Jayaga was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Trescientos's Santo Jayaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Golo Phoenix in the 92nd minute of play. Trescientos's Lara Sagarribay pulled a muscle in his leg after 98 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Virgil Jupân's late challenge caught a Trescientos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Virgil Jupân helped the player get up and apologised. In the 99th match minute, PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgil Jupân to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded PHOENIX Cluj-Napoca left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Trescientos.
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