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Phoenix Arena
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute, Geert van der Saar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PHOENIX BUCURESTI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 7th minute, Erland Lundberg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Varban Petúrchev. The goal made the score 2-0. Folmar Romlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Varban Petúrchev made a huge save. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Gheorge Gheorghe hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in AC Milan's zone, Alexandru Comarnescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Varban Petúrchev came out of the goal and Alexandru Comarnescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Varban Petúrchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erland Lundberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th match minute, PHOENIX BUCURESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Ionașcu to maneuver through the defense. Marius Balc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liviu Cernat in the 19th minute of the match. AC Milan's Varban Petúrchev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save AC Milan from getting a goal against them. Geert van der Saar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Varban Petúrchev made a huge save. Varban Petúrchev made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Geert van der Saar sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geert van der Saar got free with Varban Petúrchev in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of AC Milan booed when PHOENIX BUCURESTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandru Comarnescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Erland Lundberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Erland Lundberg came free, but Varban Petúrchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Balc came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Milan's Liviu Cernat. But to his dismay, Liviu Cernat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 40th minute Erland Lundberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Varban Petúrchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goalkeeper Varban Petúrchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geert van der Saar. After some careless play in the AC Milan defense, Isac Ionașcu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Varban Petúrchev. The AC Milan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Varban Petúrchev should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute of the match, Isac Ionașcu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Varban Petúrchev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line.

After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Octavian Lepus got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Marius Balc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugh Rudolph in the 54th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Erland Lundberg came free, but Varban Petúrchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marius Balc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugh Rudolph, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hugh Rudolph got free in front of the goal in the 61st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Marius Balc was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Filip Corocăescu hit a great ball. Varban Petúrchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erland Lundberg in the 65th minute of play. PHOENIX BUCURESTI's Marius Balc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save PHOENIX BUCURESTI from getting a goal against them. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AC Milan! The referee gave PHOENIX BUCURESTI a penalty, 71 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Geert van der Saar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AC Milan's Varban Petúrchev. 4-1. In the 74th minute Geert van der Saar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Varban Petúrchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of PHOENIX BUCURESTI booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Titu Boc didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Ionașcu came free, but Varban Petúrchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute of the match Alexandru Comarnescu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Varban Petúrchev skillfully saved the ball. Varban Petúrchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geert van der Saar in the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, AC Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugh Rudolph to maneuver through the defense. When Hugh Rudolph came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the AC Milan 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 Hugh Rudolph couldn't finish the play. After 86 minutes, Isac Ionașcu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PHOENIX BUCURESTI and the AC Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th match minute, PHOENIX BUCURESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isac Ionașcu to maneuver through the defense. Filip Corocăescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marius Balc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Varban Petúrchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Ionașcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Hugh Rudolph reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marius Balc. The goal made the score 4-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugh Rudolph got free with Marius Balc in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marius Balc was a little too slow when Hugh Rudolph got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 99th minute. The score was now 4-3. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PHOENIX BUCURESTI had won after a very even match.