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Vivant Arena
Spectators: 10991 (Terracing: 8244, Seating: 2528, VIP seats: 219) Denis Cãpraru made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Buiucani's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marin Lipets was slow to take the kick. During this time Vivant's players had a chance to rest. Vivant's Marin Lipets was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gheorghe Musteatã in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Stefan Inculet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. A.J. 关平 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denis Cãpraru in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck A.J. 关平 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Denis Cãpraru put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of A.J. 关平. FC Buiucani's Gheorghe Musteatã played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Larry Hallam in the 14th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Clemente Cisneros kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gheorghe Musteatã. That made the score 1-1 in the 16 minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Vivant's Larry Hallam sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gheorghe Musteatã narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Larry Hallam succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 20th playminute. In the last second Gheorghe Musteatã throw himself and got hold of the ball when Larry Hallam in the 29thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 31st minute Ruslan Vasilitã shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gheorghe Musteatã took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Hallam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes FC Buiucani got a freekick which was hit by Vitalie Cotofanã. A hard shot by Marin Lipets from long distance, 39 minutes into the match, got Gheorghe Musteatã's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Gheorghe Musteatã came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Vivant's Larry Hallam. But to his dismay, Larry Hallam quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-2 at half-time.

Gheorghe Musteatã made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Larry Hallam in the 52nd minute of play. After 53 minutes FC Buiucani's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marin Lipets who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Buiucani's goalie and right to Marin Lipets. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Buiucani's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After some careless play in the FC Buiucani defense, Larry Hallam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gheorghe Musteatã. The FC Buiucani fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gheorghe Musteatã should have stopped the shot. After having played for 59 minutes, Larry Hallam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vivant's supporters crossed their fingers, but Larry Hallam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vivant's A.J. 关平 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Vivant from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Hallam in the 67th minute of play forced FC Buiucani's goalkeeper Gheorghe Musteatã to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Larry Hallam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gheorghe Musteatã having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Stefan Inculet could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which A.J. 关平 however easily saved by the left post. Larry Hallam scored 6-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gheorghe Musteatã, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 80th minute Boris Bumbac shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Larry Hallam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Gheorghe Musteatã tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A.J. 关平 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Bumbac, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 87th minute of the match Vivant got a corner. FC Buiucani's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marin Lipets ran over to the corner to take the kick. 93 minutes into the match, FC Buiucani's goal looked a bit too open when Larry Hallam came free, but Gheorghe Musteatã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th match minute, FC Buiucani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitalie Cotofanã to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Vivant had won after a very even match.