League

Pildesti Arena
Spectators: 9173 (Terracing: 6881, Seating: 2110, VIP seats: 182) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Peng Xi Bin got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zygmunt Dunajski in the 5th minute of play forced MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalkeeper Horea Botgros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horea Botgros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolae Barbu in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Terry Doyle was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Steaua Pildesti's players had a chance to rest. The corner led FC Steaua Pildesti's Terry Doyle to fire away a dangerous shot which Horea Botgros despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Marian Văduvescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peng Xi Bin in the 10th minute of the match. FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domenec Torrent in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolae Barbu in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Horea Botgros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marian Văduvescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Bang Zhi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, FC Steaua Pildesti's Horea Botgros threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Filip Paulescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolae Barbu in the 26th minute of play forced MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalkeeper Horea Botgros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 30 minutes, Rareș Stoiculescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rareș Stoiculescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 32nd match minute, FC Steaua Pildesti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantin Deșliu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenec Torrent in the 33rd minute of play forced FC Steaua Pildesti's goalkeeper Marian Văduvescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the game, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Domenec Torrent nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marian Văduvescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marian Văduvescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Stan in the 35th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Jiang Bang Zhi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu. Marian Văduvescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marian Văduvescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Bang Zhi in the 46th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zygmunt Dunajski made a kick off. Victor Stan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Marian Văduvescu made a huge save. 64 minutes into the match, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Zygmunt Dunajski came free, but Horea Botgros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Victor Stan could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Marian Văduvescu however easily saved by the left post. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Steaua Pildesti's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peng Xi Bin was slow to take the kick. During this time MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s players had a chance to rest. Jiang Bang Zhi made a great header on MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s corner, it was just that FC Steaua Pildesti's Marian Văduvescu managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 74th minute, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Victor Stan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marian Văduvescu. Marian Văduvescu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. After a rather tough play, FC Steaua Pildesti's Nicolae Barbu got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 78 minutes FC Steaua Pildesti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Peng Xi Bin who took care of the corner kick. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Domenec Torrent was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marian Văduvescu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 80th minute MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ were awarded a corner. Peng Xi Bin went to the cornerflag to take it. Marian Văduvescu was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Peng Xi Bin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Peng Xi Bin really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. In the 88th minute Jiang Bang Zhi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Văduvescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marian Văduvescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Victor Stan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 93 minute of play. The FC Steaua Pildesti fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.