Vlad Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Pastor Pio 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. Chico Valadares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mihăiţă Huțanu having to make a save. Mihăiţă Huțanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Thracian F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Mihăiţă Huțanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Pio in the 15th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Thracian F.C defense, Chico Valadares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mihăiţă Huțanu. The Thracian F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mihăiţă Huțanu should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in . SC Manhattan .'s zone, Adrian Stana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matias Taffarel came out of the goal and Adrian Stana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. . SC Manhattan .'s Pastor Pio got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 28th minute of play forced Thracian F.C's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Huțanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Chico Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Chico Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mihăiţă Huțanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Robert Uncescu got a free kick in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Pastor Pio notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Thracian F.C's Mihăiţă Huțanu. Mihăiţă Huțanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edward Czech sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half . SC Manhattan . were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victor Stan made a kick off. Sandu Silişteanu hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Chico Valadares took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mihăiţă Huțanu. Mihăiţă Huțanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Chico Valadares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mihăiţă Huțanu having to make a save. In the 57th minute Chico Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihăiţă Huțanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandu Silişteanu in the 58th minute of play. Mihăiţă Huțanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Washington Netto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Thracian F.C getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Aron Rogozanu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Pastor Pio managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Pastor Pio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mihăiţă Huțanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 70 minutes into the match, Thracian F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Pastor Pio came free, but Mihăiţă Huțanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pastor Pio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Mihăiţă Huțanu made a huge save. Chico Valadares might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mihăiţă Huțanu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chico Valadares ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Valadares in the 75th minute of play forced Thracian F.C's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Huțanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Thracian F.C's Mihăiţă Huțanu got control of the ball when Pastor Pio tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Aron Rogozanu fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thracian F.C's protests and gave Aron Rogozanu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th match minute, Thracian F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Rogozanu to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Chico Valadares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihăiţă Huțanu was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. With an all-out effort, . SC Manhattan .'s Mihăiţă Huțanu threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chico Valadares, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Mihăiţă Huțanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Pio in the 88th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chico Valadares got free with Mihăiţă Huțanu in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sandu Silişteanu kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Mihăiţă Huțanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Chico Valadares's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. . SC Manhattan .'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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