Zamalek FC Park
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607,
Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Brendon Fish made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the match, Teodor Lucaci notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan. Merlin Dolan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Robert Koren fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Politehnica Timisoara's protests and gave Robert Koren a yellow card for diving instead. Tiberiu Mischie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Jordan, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Merlin Dolan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Junior Stover, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Koren came free, but Merlin Dolan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes Zamalek FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ernest Eftimescu who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Mădălin Băcila almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan did a great save. In the 22nd minute Junior Stover shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Dolan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mădălin Băcila in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Merlin Dolan saved Zamalek FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Junior Stover's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Merlin Dolan was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. The supporters of Zamalek FC booed when FC Politehnica Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Junior Stover didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 31 minutes, Robert Koren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Politehnica Timisoara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Koren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 33rd match minute, FC Politehnica Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Strugure to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santo Knox during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zamalek FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Santo Knox hit a great ball. Merlin Dolan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mădălin Băcila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodor Lucaci took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Merlin Dolan. Merlin Dolan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After some careless play in the Zamalek FC defense, Teodor Lucaci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Merlin Dolan. The Zamalek FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Merlin Dolan should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Zamalek FC defense, Teodor Lucaci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Merlin Dolan. The Zamalek FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Merlin Dolan should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
In the 52nd minute, Gilbert Jordan 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. Lloyd Warren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiberiu Mischie having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goalkeeper Merlin Dolan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodor Lucaci. Merlin Dolan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teodor Lucaci showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 59 minute of play. Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodor Lucaci in the 64th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Junior Stover kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Merlin Dolan. That made the score 0-7 in the 66 minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, Zamalek FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daren Starnes to maneuver through the defense. Teodor Lucaci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Merlin Dolan made a huge save. During the 81st minute of the match Santo Knox completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Santo Knox a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Santo Knox hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, FC Politehnica Timisoara's Ernest Eftimescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Merlin Dolan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Koren got free with Merlin Dolan in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Mădălin Băcila fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Politehnica Timisoara's protests and gave Mădălin Băcila a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, FC Politehnica Timisoara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Băcila to maneuver through the defense. Zamalek FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Junior Stover scored to the left of an out of position Merlin Dolan, making the score, 0-8. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Junior Stover in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Merlin Dolan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Zamalek FC's Daren Starnes got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the match was over FC Politehnica Timisoara could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Zamalek FC throughout the match.
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