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Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Daniel Tănăsocă took the kick off in the first half of the match. Augustin Bălăiță stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Tănăsocă's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. The audience was convinced that Sabin Tatomir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mavrudi Chapalov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute Daniel Sterescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Vama Veche ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Sterescu came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute Mavrudi Chapalov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Daniel Tănăsocă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augustin Bălăiță was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After taking down the ball on Vama Veche ™'s corner Daniel Tănăsocă fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Augustin Bălăiță quite easily take care of the ball. Helmuth Duckadam came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gzpn Timisoara's Mavrudi Chapalov. But to his dismay, Mavrudi Chapalov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Augustin Bălăiță made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Daniel Tănăsocă sent off a good shot on target. Vama Veche ™'s Daniel Tănăsocă got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Tănăsocă got free with Augustin Bălăiță in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gzpn Timisoara's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Daniel Tănăsocă 33 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. 36 minutes into the match, Vama Veche ™'s Daniel Tănăsocă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Augustin Bălăiță narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Gigi Taşcu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabin Tatomir in the 43rd minute of play forced Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Vama Veche ™ booed when Gzpn Timisoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radomil Witkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Tănăsocă took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Augustin Bălăiță. Gzpn Timisoara's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nistor Boacă kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Sterescu's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. If Daniel Tănăsocă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sabin Tatomir to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Vama Veche ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Trişcu came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Trişcu in the 52nd minute of play forced Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Olo in the 53rd minute of play. When Vama Veche ™'s Daniel Tănăsocă in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gzpn Timisoara's goalie prevented a goal. Fernando Olo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Helmuth Duckadam made a huge save. In the 57th minute Toninho Donato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Tănăsocă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Augustin Bălăiță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Helmuth Duckadam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Sterescu in the 60th minute. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Scutaru in the 61st minute of play. Dan Şoimaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helmuth Duckadam made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Dan Scutaru sent off a good shot on target. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Sterescu in the 65th minute of the match. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toninho Donato in the 66th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Helmuth Duckadam successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Gzpn Timisoara's Dan Scutaru in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vama Veche ™'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 68th minute, Mavrudi Chapalov made a precise shot to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. Vama Veche ™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 71 minutes into the match, Daniel Sterescu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Helmuth Duckadam, 1-3. 74 minutes into the match, Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Sterescu. In the 74th minute, Radomil Witkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute of the match Daniel Tănăsocă shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Augustin Bălăiță showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Olo in the 77th minute of play forced Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mavrudi Chapalov in the 78th minute of play forced Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Sabin Tatomir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Sterescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Helmuth Duckadam made a huge save. Daniel Sterescus short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Helmuth Duckadam to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Olo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Vama Veche ™'s Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Olo in the 87th minute of play. If Fernando Olo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute Fernando Olo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Daniel Sterescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Helmuth Duckadam. Vama Veche ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Sterescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The Vama Veche ™ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gzpn Timisoara were clearly better and deserved to take the win.