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Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The throw-in from Şamil Darcan in the 2nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Montana's Gürsel Sirer. When Andaç Mazlum came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the FC Montana 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 Andaç Mazlum couldn't finish the play. In the 13th match minute, FC Montana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baki Sadreddin to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Andaç Mazlum's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Massa was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After 28 minutes of play, FC Montana's Andaç Mazlum made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Massa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Andaç Mazlum's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Massa was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. The attack was good, but when Andaç Mazlum in the 35th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 39 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's goal looked a bit too open when Andaç Mazlum came free, but João Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Massa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andaç Mazlum's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andaç Mazlum in the 42nd minute of play forced UFC STEAUA's goalkeeper João Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind UFC STEAUA's goalkeeper João Massa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

The wind increased when Cezar Alexandru made the kick off in the second half. João Massa made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Ahmet Seyfi Serdinç sent off a good shot on target. João Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andaç Mazlum, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Andaç Mazlum's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Massa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Andaç Mazlum struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. João Massa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Montana. In the 60th minute, Andaç Mazlum got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Şamil Darcan fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored UFC STEAUA's protests and gave Şamil Darcan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th minute, Şamil Darcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andaç Mazlum in the 76th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Andaç Mazlum put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of João Massa. When Andaç Mazlum came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FC Montana 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 Andaç Mazlum couldn't finish the play. João Massa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andaç Mazlum, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the game, Andaç Mazlum cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. João Massa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Andaç Mazlum managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Montana's supporters rose to their feet, but Andaç Mazlum was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Massa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The UFC STEAUA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Montana were clearly better and deserved to take the win.