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Gheorghe Hagi Arena
Spectators: 8490 (Terracing: 6368, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Avram Elenescu started the match with the kick off. Franco Galfrè made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avram Elenescu in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute Cristi Dinu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, FC Buzău's goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Şumălan came free, but Gheorghe Baldovin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shane McNiven in the 12th minute of play forced FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Shane McNiven who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Buzău's Gheorghe Baldovin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Franco Galfrè made an important save on a dangerous shot by Traian Balaban in the 14th minute. After 16 played minutes FC Buzău got a freekick which was hit by Emil Strugure. Gheorghe Baldovin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihăiţă Vergulescu in the 17th minute of play. Traian Balaban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute Leonard Aanuţei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Galfrè saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th match minute, FC Buzău was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emil Strugure to maneuver through the defense. Gheorghe Baldovin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Şumălan in the 26th minute of the match. -BZF- Ursus Magura's Franco Galfrè played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avram Elenescu in the 27th minute of play. Mihăiţă Vergulescu scored 0-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gheorghe Baldovin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gheorghe Baldovin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Dinu in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37thth minute of the game Vintilă Stoicea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but -BZF- Ursus Magura's Franco Galfrè was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Franco Galfrè took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Balaban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franco Galfrè took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Traian Balaban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Şumălan in the 47th minute of play forced FC Buzău's goalkeeper Gheorghe Baldovin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudiu Şerbănoiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mihăiţă Vergulescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Gheorghe Baldovin made a huge save. After a rather tough play, -BZF- Ursus Magura's Cristi Dinu got a free kick in the 54th minute. -BZF- Ursus Magura's Franco Galfrè played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Balaban in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute Cristi Dinu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Mihăiţă Vergulescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gheorghe Baldovin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristi Dinu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute Emil Strugure shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Galfrè saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68thth minute of the game Traian Balaban who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but -BZF- Ursus Magura's Franco Galfrè was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of FC Buzău booed when -BZF- Ursus Magura was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudiu Şerbănoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. -BZF- Ursus Magura's Constantin Augustin was substituted for Gregorio Magno. -BZF- Ursus Magura made a substitution. Nicolas Whitmore replaced Mihăiţă Vergulescu. In the 70th match minute, -BZF- Ursus Magura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Şerbănoiu to maneuver through the defense. Leonard Aanuţei struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Franco Galfrè didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Buzău. After taking down the ball on FC Buzău's corner Leonard Aanuţei fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Franco Galfrè quite easily take care of the ball. Constantin Augustin got a throw-in 84 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nicolas Whitmore. In the 86th minute Claudiu Şerbănoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gheorghe Baldovin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched -BZF- Ursus Magura eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.