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MXM Theatre
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ilie Dumitrescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to -MXM- getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Eugen Nedelea hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, FC Legacy's Esteve Gartzen tried to score from far away in the 3rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gigi Cerchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Dumitrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ilie Dumitrescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gigi Cerchez was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. FC Legacy's Gigi Cerchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petruț Florean in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th match minute, FC Legacy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moise Zbârnea to maneuver through the defense. When Eugen Nedelea fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored -MXM-'s protests and gave Eugen Nedelea a yellow card for diving instead. Eugen Nedelea hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. A collision led to FC Legacy getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Esteve Gartzen hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the game, Petruț Florean lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Gigi Cerchez. In the 32nd minute, one of FC Legacy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Legacy. After 36 minutes, Esteve Gartzen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Legacy and the -MXM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th match minute, FC Legacy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteve Gartzen to maneuver through the defense. Gigi Cerchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Dumitrescu in the 38th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ilie Dumitrescu in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Cerchez saved FC Legacy from getting behind. Basarab Panaitescu kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Esteve Gartzen to make the kick off. FC Legacy's Gigi Cerchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Dumitrescu in the 54th minute of play. Gigi Cerchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilie Dumitrescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes, Ilie Dumitrescu made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC Legacy's Gigi Cerchez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gigi Cerchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilie Dumitrescu in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Dumitrescu in the 81st minute of play forced FC Legacy's goalkeeper Gigi Cerchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Nicu Atodiresei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, FC Legacy's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Dumitrescu came free, but Gigi Cerchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ilie Dumitrescu in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigi Cerchez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee ended the match the -MXM- players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.