Maidan Arena
Spectators: 588 (Terracing: 442,
Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) 5 minutes into the game, Eric Păvăloae cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Armando Gazza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Alex Acatincăi fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus PTM's protests and gave Alex Acatincăi a yellow card for diving instead. After 7 played minutes Juventus PTM got a freekick which was hit by Alex Acatincăi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Cârneci in the 12th minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Armando Gazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ninjas in Pyjamas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrei Cosor in the 13th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Costin Cârneci heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Armando Gazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute Costin Cârneci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Gazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Emil Gabor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raimundo Espírito Santo. Armando Gazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Armando Gazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Cârneci in the 24th minute of play. Emil Gabor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yenal Tanır, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Păvăloae in the 40th minute of play forced Juventus PTM's goalkeeper Armando Gazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihnea Iosub hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The Juventus PTM players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ninjas in Pyjamas were winning 0-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raimundo Espírito Santo to make the kick off. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Emil Gabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yenal Tanır in the 53rd minute of play. Armando Gazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Cârneci in the 55th minute of the match. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Emil Gabor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raimundo Espírito Santo in the 58th minute of play. Mihnea Iosub in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Armando Gazza, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Eric Păvăloae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Armando Gazza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armando Gazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Păvăloae, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Armando Gazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costin Cârneci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Gazza made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Eric Păvăloae sent off a good shot on target. Juventus PTM's Armando Gazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Cârneci in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Espírito Santo came free, but Emil Gabor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Costin Cârneci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Gazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Yenal Tanır cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Emil Gabor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juventus PTM made a substitution. Ferdinand Honcioiu replaced Raimundo Espírito Santo. Juventus PTM made a substitution. Petre Mitică replaced Vidar Albäck. Thanks to some nice moves Mihnea Iosub could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Armando Gazza however easily saved by the left post. When Nicu Ilieș fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventus PTM's protests and gave Nicu Ilieș a yellow card for diving instead. Nicu Ilieș kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandru Negreanu got free with Armando Gazza in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Juventus PTM booed when Ninjas in Pyjamas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costin Cârneci didn't get a good kick on the ball. The whistle blew for the end of the second half and the match was still tied. The players were able to take a short break before lining up again for extra-time.
With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Eric Păvăloae in Ninjas in Pyjamas was the one to initiate the kick off. 100 minutes into the match, Ferdinand Honcioiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emil Gabor. Ninjas in Pyjamas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferdinand Honcioiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ninjas in Pyjamas players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Juventus PTM.
Change language
