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Bolta Rece
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Olympia SC Bucureşti's Grigore Cristoiu 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. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Daniel Sterescu put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mihăiţă Cumpanașu. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nat Vaughn in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mihăiţă Cumpanașu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 8 played minutes Olympia SC Bucureşti got a freekick which was hit by Costel Șişman. Augustin Bălăiță showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigore Cristoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Augustin Bălăiță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigore Cristoiu in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Mavrudi Chapalov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Olympia SC Bucureşti's Mihăiţă Cumpanașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nat Vaughn in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Nat Vaughn got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Gzpn Timisoara booed when Olympia SC Bucureşti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ammar Al Jalahma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jatsu Odoardo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Augustin Bălăiță skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Gzpn Timisoara booed when Olympia SC Bucureşti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ammar Al Jalahma didn't get a good kick on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Olympia SC Bucureşti's goal looked a bit too open when Sabin Tatomir came free, but Mihăiţă Cumpanașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Olympia SC Bucureşti booed when Gzpn Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mavrudi Chapalov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Marcu Răducan made a precise shot to the right of Augustin Bălăiță. Gzpn Timisoara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 35 minutes into the match, Olympia SC Bucureşti's goal looked a bit too open when Nat Vaughn came free, but Mihăiţă Cumpanașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 minutes Olympia SC Bucureşti's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nat Vaughn who took care of the corner kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Nat Vaughn's late challenge caught a Olympia SC Bucureşti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nat Vaughn helped the player get up and apologised. With an all-out effort, Gzpn Timisoara's Mihăiţă Cumpanașu threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sabin Tatomir, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Daniel Sterescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Mihăiţă Cumpanașu made a huge save. Manole Nicea kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Augustin Bălăiță showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jatsu Odoardo in the 60th minute of the match. Costel Șişman got his second yellow card in the match during the 65th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 65th match minute, Olympia SC Bucureşti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costel Șişman to maneuver through the defense. Olympia SC Bucureşti's Mihăiţă Cumpanașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nat Vaughn in the 66th minute of play. Mihăiţă Cumpanașu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Sterescu in the 67th minute. Daniel Sterescu spun around in front of the goal 68 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Olympia SC Bucureşti's goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jatsu Odoardo in the 71st minute of play forced Gzpn Timisoara's goalkeeper Augustin Bălăiță to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mavrudi Chapalov got free with Mihăiţă Cumpanașu in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nat Vaughn came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mihăiţă Cumpanașu could save by the left post. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympia SC Bucureşti's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Cumpanașu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jatsu Odoardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Gzpn Timisoara's Radomil Witkowski got a free kick in the 87th minute. Mavrudi Chapalov kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Gzpn Timisoara walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.