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Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victor Țepeneag started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Expresso Ranelagh's Svetoslav Vardarov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rareș Stanomir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 9th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Rareș Stanomir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Răzvan Pelin during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Răzvan Pelin got a free kick in the 11th minute. Nicolae Enceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Victor Chus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute, Svetoslav Vardarov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rareș Stanomir was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Pablo Lohitzun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Țepeneag in the 19th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Victor Țepeneag got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pablo Lohitzun quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pablo Lohitzun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Răzvan Pelin's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Svetoslav Vardarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rareș Stanomir. Kobra TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Svetoslav Vardarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Kobra TEAM's Rareș Stanomir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Kobra TEAM from getting a goal against them. Eric Baștină charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eric Baștină the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Eric Baștină hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Kobra TEAM's Victor Țepeneag sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pablo Lohitzun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rareș Stanomir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes Kobra TEAM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victor Chus who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Svetoslav Vardarov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 39th minute, Svetoslav Vardarov reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rareș Stanomir. The goal made the score 4-0. When Expresso Ranelagh's Svetoslav Vardarov in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kobra TEAM's goalie prevented a goal. Svetoslav Vardarov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Rareș Stanomir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Kobra TEAM's Rareș Stanomir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 51st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kobra TEAM's zone, Jesus Gonzales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rareș Stanomir came out of the goal and Jesus Gonzales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Svetoslav Vardarov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rareș Stanomir having to make a save. Rareș Stanomir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svetoslav Vardarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper Rareș Stanomir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Expresso Ranelagh's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Victor Chus in the 58th minute. The corner ended in Victor Chus almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kobra TEAM's Rareș Stanomir did a great save. Thanks to Kobra TEAM's goalie finding himself so far out he could grab the ball Victor Chus tried to make a shot after getting passed the defense. Rareș Stanomir seemed to really have strength and confidence after that save. After a long run with the ball, Victor Chus did a trick in the 62nd minute in front of Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 5-0. An impressive performance by Expresso Ranelagh's Victor Chus! Expresso Ranelagh's Honorato Chap was substituted for Victor de Souza. Expresso Ranelagh made a substitution. Tobias Sergi replaced Svetoslav Vardarov. Rareș Stanomir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Sergi in the 76th minute of the match. Tobias Sergi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rareș Stanomir read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Junior Kobra hit a great ball. Kobra TEAM's Rareș Stanomir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Sergi in the 80th minute of play. Expresso Ranelagh's Valentino Rosas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Junior Kobra, made in the 82nd minute of the game. If Tobias Sergi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rareș Stanomir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tobias Sergi's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute Expresso Ranelagh were awarded a corner. Victor Chus went to the cornerflag to take it. A well done corner resulted in Cesare Raimondi drilling the ball in to score 7-0 behind Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tobias Sergi in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rareș Stanomir saved Kobra TEAM from getting behind. There was no doubt that Expresso Ranelagh were the better team. Expresso Ranelagh's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.