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Phoenix Field
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6002, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Denis Bădiliță kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Mascovescu in the 3rd minute of play forced DOROBANTII's goalkeeper Ronaldinho Sanchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4thth minute of the game Emanuel Mascovescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DOROBANTII's Ronaldinho Sanchez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Phoenix Strikers's Traian Moldovan got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olimpiu Mustea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ronaldinho Sanchez having to make a save. Ronaldinho Sanchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Mascovescu in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Phoenix Strikers were awarded a corner. Olimpiu Mustea went to the cornerflag to take it. 19 minutes into the game, Denis Bădiliță was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DOROBANTII's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phoenix Strikers the free kick. An unexpected shot in the 20th minute by Traian Moldovan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Emanuel Mascovescu came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Phoenix Strikers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emanuel Mascovescu couldn't finish the play. Phoenix Strikers's Emanuel Mascovescu was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 26th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpected shot in the 31st minute by Traian Moldovan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Emanuel Mascovescu sped through DOROBANTII's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ronaldinho Sanchez. Ronaldinho Sanchez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Traian Moldovan in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute, Traian Moldovan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldinho Sanchez was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Emanuel Mascovescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, DOROBANTII's Denis Bădiliță got a free kick in the 44th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emanuel Mascovescu made a kick off. Ronaldinho Sanchez came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Phoenix Strikers's Traian Moldovan. But to his dismay, Traian Moldovan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. When Phoenix Strikers's Emanuel Mascovescu in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DOROBANTII's goalie prevented a goal. Traian Moldovan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldinho Sanchez having to interfere. Emanuel Mascovescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronaldinho Sanchez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emanuel Mascovescu ran back to his position shaking his head. If Emanuel Mascovescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ronaldinho Sanchez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emanuel Mascovescu went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. 70 minutes into the match, Phoenix Strikers's Traian Moldovan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldinho Sanchez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, DOROBANTII's Mihai Cretan got a free kick in the 71st minute. Ronaldinho Sanchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Traian Moldovan in the 74th minute of the match. Ronaldinho Sanchez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Mascovescu's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Traian Moldovan scored 9-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ronaldinho Sanchez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ronaldinho Sanchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Mustea, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the match, Olimpiu Mustea notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of DOROBANTII's Ronaldinho Sanchez. Ronaldinho Sanchez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Traian Moldovan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ronaldinho Sanchez having to make a save. Ronaldinho Sanchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Moldovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Denis Bădiliță hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. In the 91stth minute of the game Emanuel Mascovescu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DOROBANTII's Ronaldinho Sanchez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 92 minutes of play, Phoenix Strikers's Emanuel Mascovescu made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronaldinho Sanchez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ronaldinho Sanchez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Mascovescu's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. Phoenix Strikers's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.