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Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicodim Mărculescu started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, OLD SCHOOL's Nicodim Mărculescu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juninho de Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Calistrat Ciobanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to NoName Academy getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Cao Bo Xing hit a great ball. In the 16th minute, Achilleas Santis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marius Fenici kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicodim Mărculescu in the 25th minute of play forced NoName Academy's goalkeeper Juninho de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juninho de Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicodim Mărculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 29 minutes, Dumitru Boeru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OLD SCHOOL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dumitru Boeru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 33 minutes into the match, NoName Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Nicodim Mărculescu came free, but Juninho de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Ovidiu Bungescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ovidiu Bungescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Varga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, OLD SCHOOL's Horea Demian got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 47 played minutes NoName Academy got a freekick which was hit by Cao Bo Xing. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ovidiu Bungescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calistrat Ciobanu in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Marcel Varga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ovidiu Bungescu. OLD SCHOOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcel Varga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Calistrat Ciobanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidiu Bungescu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cao Bo Xing in the 64th minute of play forced OLD SCHOOL's goalkeeper Ovidiu Bungescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Cao Bo Xing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidiu Bungescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to NoName Academy getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Achilleas Santis hit a great ball. In the 90th minute, OLD SCHOOL's Horea Demian seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Horea Demian the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of OLD SCHOOL protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Horea Demian had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 89 minutes into the game, one of OLD SCHOOL:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind OLD SCHOOL's goalkeeper Ovidiu Bungescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcel Varga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. NoName Academy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of OLD SCHOOL for a fine match.