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Ivanda
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manole Ghiță started the match with the kick off. AFC Ivanda's Ionuț Bulencea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Magherescu in the 8th minute of play. Ionuț Bulencea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Magherescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After some careless play in the AFC Ivanda defense, Codrin Magherescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ionuț Bulencea. The AFC Ivanda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ionuț Bulencea should have stopped the shot. When Ilie Tăutu came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the AFC Ivanda fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ilie Tăutu couldn't finish the play. Manole Ghiță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manole Ghiță fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugur Zărnescu having to interfere. Ionuț Bulencea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Magherescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ionuț Bulencea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Magherescu in the 41st minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

ASU Poli Timisoara's Nistor Brătescu came free and shot a quick shot against goal 52 minutes in the game, fortunately Ionuț Bulencea had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Nistor Brătescu could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Ionuț Bulencea however easily saved by the left post. Nistor Brătescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 67 minutes, Codrin Magherescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ASU Poli Timisoara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Codrin Magherescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 68th minute, but Ionuț Bulencea got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving AFC Ivanda hanging dry this time. When Ionică Dobrotă fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Ivanda's protests and gave Ionică Dobrotă a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, AFC Ivanda's Ionică Dobrotă got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute, Nistor Brătescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ionuț Bulencea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ionuț Bulencea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Magherescu in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Magherescu in the 76th minute of play forced AFC Ivanda's goalkeeper Ionuț Bulencea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Cazimir Mușat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionuț Bulencea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ASU Poli Timisoara's Nistor Brătescu was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 83rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Ionuț Bulencea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codrin Magherescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Nistor Brătescu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ionuț Bulencea. Nistor Brătescu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5.