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Spectators: 10837 (Terracing: 8129, Seating: 2492, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Isăilă started the match with the kick off. Ghitã Butuc got a throw-in 3 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Pastor Ellow. Manuel Isăilă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Diki Doro made a huge save. Diki Doro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Isăilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Zhao Sen Yang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cai Yue Guang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute Petre Iftode shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cai Yue Guang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cai Yue Guang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhao Sen Yang in the 25th minute of the match. Cai Yue Guang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Sen Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ninjas in Pyjamas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stasio Bienienda was slow to take the kick. During this time Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalie and right to Zhao Sen Yang. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ninjas in Pyjamas's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 40th minute Zhao Sen Yang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cai Yue Guang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Diki Doro got control of the ball when Manuel Isăilă tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Isăilă made a great header on Ninjas in Pyjamas's corner, it was just that Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Diki Doro managed to reach the ball for a save.

The wind increased when Zhao Sen Yang made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Sen Yang in the 55th minute of play forced Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Primitivo Grau. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Cai Yue Guang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhao Sen Yang in the 64th minute of play. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Stasio Bienienda in the 65th minute. Ninjas in Pyjamas made a substitution. Cristiano Hagi replaced Pastor Ellow. Armağan Yörük made in the 68th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Petre Iftode. Cai Yue Guang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Sen Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute Rareș Tatulici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diki Doro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Manuel Isăilă made a precise shot to the right of Diki Doro. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 89 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Isăilă came free, but Diki Doro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Ninjas in Pyjamas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armağan Yörük to maneuver through the defense. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Emanuele Clementi was substituted for Hector Morientes. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Grigore Maghiran was substituted for İlhami Akyazıcı. The supporters of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- booed when Ninjas in Pyjamas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armağan Yörük didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ninjas in Pyjamas's zone, Zhao Sen Yang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cai Yue Guang came out of the goal and Zhao Sen Yang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ninjas in Pyjamas's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.