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Arena Cuza
Spectators: 5050 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brynn Parkin took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chris Odell during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andy Colton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marty Johnstone, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Keanu Bettinson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Firsaga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Cuza-Voda the free kick. After 10 played minutes Firsaga got a freekick which was hit by Keanu Bettinson. Andy Colton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tristan Penn, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Firsaga's goalkeeper Keiran Carr had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cliff Budden. A collision led to Firsaga getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Donald Trotter hit a great ball. Keiran Carr made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cliff Budden in the 21st minute. The audience was convinced that Brynn Parkin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Keiran Carr was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. With a little luck, Firsaga's Keiran Carr got control of the ball when Benji Swallow tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kurt Waterhouse hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Keiran Carr was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Brynn Parkin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brynn Parkin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Tristan Penn charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tristan Penn the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rio Lambley received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Keiran Carr came out and tried to block the shot, but Rio Lambley slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 42nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Firsaga's zone, Brynn Parkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keiran Carr came out of the goal and Brynn Parkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Firsaga's zone, Cliff Budden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keiran Carr came out of the goal and Cliff Budden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Rio Lambley kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Keiran Carr. That made the score 3-0 in the 48 minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Keanu Bettinson to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Tristan Penn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Firsaga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tristan Penn was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benji Swallow struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Keiran Carr didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Cuza-Voda. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rio Lambley in the 58th minute of play forced Firsaga's goalkeeper Keiran Carr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keiran Carr stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rio Lambley's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. When FC Cuza-Voda's Benji Swallow in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Firsaga's goalie prevented a goal. Chris Odell scored 4-0 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Keiran Carr, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Benji Swallow hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, Brynn Parkin notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Firsaga's Keiran Carr. Keiran Carr was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Quentin Berry kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute Andre Clarke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keiran Carr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brynn Parkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keiran Carr having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Firsaga's zone, Rio Lambley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keiran Carr came out of the goal and Rio Lambley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 83 minutes into the match, Firsaga's goal looked a bit too open when Rio Lambley came free, but Keiran Carr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chris Odell hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 92ndth minute of the game Brynn Parkin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Firsaga's Keiran Carr was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cliff Budden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Keiran Carr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Rio Lambley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Cuza-Voda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Cuza-Voda fully deserved thier win.