League

Vivant Arena
Spectators: 10988 (Terracing: 8242, Seating: 2527, VIP seats: 219) Dare Devils's Denis Covali started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Larry Hallam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clemente Tajo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Clemente Tajo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Hallam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute of the match Vivant got a corner. Dare Devils's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marin Lipets ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Larry Hallam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clemente Cisneros made in the 9th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Dare Devils's Simion Vântu. Vladimir Dadu scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of A.J. 关平, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Covali in the 15th minute of play forced Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Dadu in the 20th minute of play forced Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Vladimir Dadu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Dare Devils's goalkeeper Clemente Tajo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Larry Hallam. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Hallam in the 29th minute of play forced Dare Devils's goalkeeper Clemente Tajo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vivant's Larry Hallam got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hilário Bento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ghenadie Bumbu kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. If Larry Hallam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vivant's A.J. 关平 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Covali in the 45th minute of play. Larry Hallam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clemente Tajo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Larry Hallam was the one to do the kick off. Clemente Cisneros might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clemente Tajo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Clemente Cisneros ran back to his position shaking his head. 56 minutes into the match, Larry Hallam had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Clemente Tajo. Dare Devils's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Larry Hallam was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Clemente Tajo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilário Bento in the 60th minute of the match. Clemente Tajo came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Vivant's Larry Hallam. But to his dismay, Larry Hallam quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Dare Devils's Clemente Tajo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Larry Hallam in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Tajo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dare Devils's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marin Lipets was slow to take the kick. During this time Vivant's players had a chance to rest. Vivant's Ştefan Iovan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Clemente Tajo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 79 minutes into the match, Dare Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Larry Hallam came free, but Clemente Tajo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Youri Van Der Talen made a great header on Vivant's corner, it was just that Dare Devils's Clemente Tajo managed to reach the ball for a save. Larry Hallam scored 4-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Clemente Tajo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dare Devils's Clemente Tajo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Cisneros in the 85th minute of play. Larry Hallam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Clemente Tajo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Tajo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Hallam in the 94th minute of play forced Dare Devils's goalkeeper Clemente Tajo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vivant walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.