Afrimesti Stadium
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Irinel Tatomir started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Zdrăilă came free, but Timo Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A.C. Milan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Flavius Dragotescu in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute Emil Gheară shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timo Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basarab Vărzaru charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basarab Vărzaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Basarab Vărzaru hit a great ball. With his leg Costin Giugiuc managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Lucrețiu Ghimiș fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 14th match minute, A.C. Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Gheară to maneuver through the defense. Costin Giugiuc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Timo Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Zdrăilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 23rd minute, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Lucrețiu Ghimiș dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 26th match minute, A.C. Milan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dumitru Zdrăilă to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, A.C. Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Irinel Tatomir came free, but Costin Giugiuc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Eugen Mihălțan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Lucian Şandru, made in the 34th minute of the game. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Lucrețiu Ghimiș got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 44 minutes ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Flavius Dragotescu who took care of the corner kick. A.C. Milan's Flavius Dragotescu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Timo Courtois in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lucrețiu Ghimiș's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Costin Giugiuc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Lucrețiu Ghimiș recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Costin Giugiuc. Lucrețiu Ghimiș showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 made a substitution. Christoffel Bracke replaced Özalp Erdönmez. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Costică Chiriloaie was the one to do the kick off. Emil Gheară received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Timo Courtois came out and tried to block the shot, but Emil Gheară slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 57th minute. In the 65th minute ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were awarded a corner. Gică Popescu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Bianco Cappucci to fire away a dangerous shot which Costin Giugiuc despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 67th minute of the match ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 got a corner. A.C. Milan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gică Popescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of A.C. Milan's goalie and right to Basarab Vărzaru. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. A.C. Milan's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 70 minutes into the match, ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's goalkeeper Timo Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Gheară. A.C. Milan's Costin Giugiuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irinel Tatomir in the 71st minute of play. The corner led to ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's Nils Helberg getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Costică Chiriloaie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Timo Courtois made a huge save. Costin Giugiuc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Irinel Tatomir in the 78th minute of play. Costin Giugiuc didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Irinel Tatomir went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Costin Giugiuc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. If Dumitru Zdrăilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Costin Giugiuc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucrețiu Ghimiș in the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007 were awarded a corner. Gică Popescu went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's corner Bianco Cappucci fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Costin Giugiuc quite easily take care of the ball. After 96 played minutes A.C. Milan got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Şandru. ★RO★ Afrimesti FC 2007's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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