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Spectators: 8101 (Terracing: 6077, Seating: 1863, VIP seats: 161) FC Barcelona's Manole Coraș 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. After 2 minutes, Jean Bertassi made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. FC Barcelona's Doru Opaina tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Bertassi in the 6th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Doru Opaina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Buculeasa in the 7th minute of play forced FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Edelmiro Mikeldi came free, but Doru Opaina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Darwin Núñez came free, but Doru Opaina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Barcelona's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edelmiro Mikeldi was slow to take the kick. During this time FC STEAUA BRAILA's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Dacian Ceaușu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Bertassi in the 20th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Doru Opaina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Mikeldi in the 21st minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Doru Opaina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aron Hârțan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugur Stan in the 23rd minute of play. Doru Opaina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edelmiro Mikeldi in the 24th minute. Doru Opaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Chelaru in the 29th minute of play. Aron Hârțan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugur Stan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mugur Stan kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edelmiro Mikeldi got free with Doru Opaina in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Doru Opaina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edelmiro Mikeldi. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 51st minute of the match FC STEAUA BRAILA got a corner. FC Barcelona's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edelmiro Mikeldi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Edelmiro Mikeldi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Barcelona's Doru Opaina did a great save. 55 minutes into the match, FC STEAUA BRAILA's goalkeeper Aron Hârțan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manole Coraș. Doru Opaina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Mikeldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Aron Bălcescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62ndth minute of the game Edelmiro Mikeldi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Barcelona's Doru Opaina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Doru Opaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darwin Núñez in the 64th minute of play. Doru Opaina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darwin Núñez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doru Opaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Mikeldi in the 65th minute of play. Doru Opaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horea Vasiloiu in the 67th minute of play. Mugur Stan took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aron Hârțan. Aron Hârțan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. FC Barcelona's Virgil Visarion was substituted for Aron Bălcescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edelmiro Mikeldi in the 75th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Doru Opaina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manole Coraș might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aron Hârțan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manole Coraș ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Aron Hârțan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Doru Opaina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darwin Núñez in the 79th minute of play. Manole Coraș's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aron Hârțan firmly grabbed it by the left post. Edelmiro Mikeldi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Doru Opaina. FC Barcelona's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Doru Opaina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darwin Núñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Doru Opaina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darwin Núñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Doru Opaina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean Bertassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Sandu Chelaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Doru Opaina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Darwin Núñez came free, but Doru Opaina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the FC STEAUA BRAILA players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.