Queen Arena
Spectators: 8506 (Terracing: 6380,
Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Ronaldinho Fenomeno started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Long Liang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldinho Fenomeno, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Hristofor Borchev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Ronaldinho Fenomeno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Long Liang was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s zone, Ronaldinho Fenomeno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Long Liang came out of the goal and Ronaldinho Fenomeno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 18 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Fenomeno came free, but Long Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute of the match AS Pikachuzim got a corner. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santos Rallo ran over to the corner to take the kick. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Fenomeno in the 22nd minute of play. Long Liang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Fenomeno in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Fenomeno came free, but Long Liang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AS Pikachuzim's Hristofor Borchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dušan Vlahović in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Hristofor Borchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manuel Isăilă. Ronaldinho Fenomeno might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Long Liang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldinho Fenomeno ran back to his position shaking his head. 40 minutes into the game, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Dušan Vlahović nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hristofor Borchev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Long Liang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Leo Billock fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s protests and gave Leo Billock a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th match minute, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Billock to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Manuel Isăilă took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Hristofor Borchev to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dušan Vlahović to make the kick off. The throw-in from Jacinto Veiga in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Ştefan Iacobucci. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldinho Fenomeno in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Long Liang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. AS Pikachuzim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Santos Rallo in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Ştefan Iacobucci got a free kick in the 57th minute. Ronaldinho Fenomeno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ronaldinho Fenomeno came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the AS Pikachuzim 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 Ronaldinho Fenomeno couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute Ronaldinho Fenomeno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Liang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ronaldinho Fenomeno came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the AS Pikachuzim 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 Ronaldinho Fenomeno couldn't finish the play. AS Pikachuzim's Arif Oğuz Semdin was substituted for Ronaldinho Fenomeno. AS Pikachuzim made a substitution. Luciano Sarmento replaced Sílvio Caca-Rato. Luciano Sarmento came free with the goalkeeper in the 73rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Long Liang could save by the left post. AS Pikachuzim's Arif Oğuz Semdin got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Argir Stariradev was substituted for Manuel Isăilă. In the 78th minute, Arif Oğuz Semdin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Long Liang. The goal made the score 2-1. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leo Billock in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Argir Stariradev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 89th minute Argir Stariradev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hristofor Borchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hristofor Borchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argir Stariradev, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, AS Pikachuzim's Pasha Datsiuk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Long Liang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Long Liang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pasha Datsiuk in the 95th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Oğuz Semdin in the 97th minute of play forced ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Long Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ had won after a very even match.
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