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Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emilian Apolzan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute David Mergea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Popowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilian Apolzan in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faik Derem saved CRANGASI FC from getting behind. After 9 minutes CRANGASI FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pascal Massenhove who took care of the corner kick. Liviu Baștină's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Faik Derem firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jan Popowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Mergea in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Traian Pașcanu in the 19th minute of play forced MINERUL BALAN's goalkeeper Jan Popowicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Popowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Mergea in the 22nd minute of play. Jan Popowicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihăiţă Petculescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. CRANGASI FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emanuel Agachi in the 25th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in David Mergea heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. MINERUL BALAN's Jan Popowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traian Pașcanu in the 31st minute of play. MINERUL BALAN's Jan Popowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Agachi in the 42nd minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Mergea to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hampus Lindgren in the 54th minute of play forced CRANGASI FC's goalkeeper Faik Derem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute MINERUL BALAN were awarded a corner. Pascal Massenhove went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led MINERUL BALAN's Emilian Apolzan to fire away a dangerous shot which Faik Derem despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 58th minute, Francisc Roşca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute of the match Pascal Massenhove shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Faik Derem showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 61st minute of the match MINERUL BALAN got a corner. CRANGASI FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pascal Massenhove ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on MINERUL BALAN's corner Emilian Apolzan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Faik Derem quite easily take care of the ball. Faik Derem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilian Apolzan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute Emilian Apolzan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faik Derem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gheorghe Budac fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CRANGASI FC's protests and gave Gheorghe Budac a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes CRANGASI FC got a freekick which was hit by Gheorghe Budac. With a little luck, MINERUL BALAN's Jan Popowicz got control of the ball when Emanuel Agachi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan Popowicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Mergea in the 80th minute of the match. In the 85th minute David Mergea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Popowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jan Popowicz made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Emanuel Agachi sent off a good shot on target. Emanuel Agachi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jan Popowicz firmly grabbed it by the left post.