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Vivant Arena
Spectators: 11024 (Terracing: 8269, Seating: 2535, VIP seats: 220) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denis Cãpraru got the match started through his kick off. Valeriu Sfetcu hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. A.J. 关平 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefan Inculet in the 6th minute of the match. After having played for 12 minutes, Denis Cãpraru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Buiucani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Cãpraru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Stefan Inculet put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of A.J. 关平. Vivant's A.J. 关平 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Inculet in the 29th minute of play. After 30 minutes Vivant's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Denis Cãpraru who took care of the corner kick. The corner led FC Buiucani's Mircea Vacarciuc to fire away a dangerous shot which A.J. 关平 despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, FC Buiucani's Gheorghe Musteatã got control of the ball when Larry Hallam tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 37th minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Musteatã saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Hallam in the 39th minute of play forced FC Buiucani's goalkeeper Gheorghe Musteatã to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gheorghe Musteatã made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilário Bento in the 41st minute of play. Gheorghe Musteatã made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Larry Hallam in the 42nd minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Larry Hallam made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Vitalie Cotofanã in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Vivant's Valeriu Sfetcu. In the 57th minute, Larry Hallam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vivant fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 60th minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Musteatã saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Vivant's Larry Hallam sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gheorghe Musteatã narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vivant's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marin Lipets in the 64th minute. After some careless play in the FC Buiucani defense, Ştefan Iovan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gheorghe Musteatã. The FC Buiucani fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gheorghe Musteatã should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes into the match, FC Buiucani's goal looked a bit too open when Larry Hallam came free, but Gheorghe Musteatã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Hallam in the 81st minute of play forced FC Buiucani's goalkeeper Gheorghe Musteatã to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Larry Hallam notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of FC Buiucani's Gheorghe Musteatã. Gheorghe Musteatã was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th match minute, FC Buiucani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitalie Cotofanã to maneuver through the defense. The Vivant support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.