League

Platonest
Spectators: 10834 (Terracing: 8127, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manuel Isăilă took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7Platonest's Aron Chindriș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 5th minute of play. Aron Chindriș came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă. But to his dismay, Manuel Isăilă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, 7Platonest's Espiridion Durazno got a free kick in the 12th minute. Manuel Isăilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tercero Vital made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Kenneth Almkvist. In the 34thth minute of the game Manuel Isăilă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 7Platonest's Aron Chindriș was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute Manuel Isăilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Chindriș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ninjas in Pyjamas's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rareș Tatulici in the 37th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Jarmo Paukson in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 7Platonest's Qi Yan Cheng. With a little luck, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang got control of the ball when Pavel Alexandru tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aron Chindriș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ghitã Butuc, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Armağan Yörük in the 47th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 7Platonest's Ali Alin. In the 47th minute, Manuel Isăilă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavel Alexandru to make the kick off. Cai Yue Guang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Alexandru in the 55th minute of the match. Ninjas in Pyjamas made a substitution. Cristiano Hagi replaced Pastor Ellow. 64 minutes into the game, Kenneth Almkvist threw the ball into play from the sideline. 7Platonest's Tercero Vital quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 67th match minute, 7Platonest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pavel Alexandru to maneuver through the defense. 7Platonest made a substitution. Flavius Beca replaced Di Lang Yuan. A collision led to 7Platonest getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Pavel Alexandru hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the game, Espiridion Durazno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 7Platonest's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ninjas in Pyjamas the free kick. 7Platonest's Flavius Beca got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75th match minute, Ninjas in Pyjamas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Hagi to maneuver through the defense. 7Platonest's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Espiridion Durazno in the 78th minute. The corner led 7Platonest's Espiridion Durazno to fire away a dangerous shot which Cai Yue Guang despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 7Platonest made a substitution. Claudiu Ţiţeica replaced Stelian Tătaru. After 91 minutes 7Platonest's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rareș Tatulici who took care of the corner kick. Manuel Isăilă struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Aron Chindriș didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ninjas in Pyjamas. After having played for 97 minutes, Espiridion Durazno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 7Platonest's supporters crossed their fingers, but Espiridion Durazno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ninjas in Pyjamas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.