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Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Ciao-Ciao's Augustin Elenescu 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. 5 minutes into the match, Alex Zgaroi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastian Baldovin. Ciao-Ciao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Zgaroi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Basca booed when Ciao-Ciao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augustin Elenescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Romeo Ciorogaru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernest Turcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Sebastian Baldovin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurelian Manu was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Augustin Elenescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Augustin Elenescu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Augustin Elenescu took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Aurelian Manu to make any attempt to save it. In the 30th minute, Basca's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Romeo Ciorogaru fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Augustin Elenescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Viorel Milcoveanu's late challenge caught a Basca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viorel Milcoveanu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th minute, Viorel Milcoveanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Ciao-Ciao's Constantin Beca got a free kick in the 39th minute. Ciao-Ciao's Viorel Milcoveanu got his second yellow card of the match in the 41st minute. The referee ordered Viorel Milcoveanu off the ground. In the 44th minute of the match Basca got a corner. Ciao-Ciao's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Felix Doinaș ran over to the corner to take the kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alex Zgaroi was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernest Turcan got free with Sebastian Baldovin in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Basca getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Alex Zgaroi hit a great ball. In the 55th minute Romeo Ciorogaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelian Manu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Basca's Alex Zgaroi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sebastian Baldovin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ciao-Ciao's Sebastian Baldovin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Zgaroi in the 65th minute of play. Sebastian Baldovin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernest Turcan in the 66th minute. Romeo Ciorogaru scored 3-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurelian Manu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, Alex Zgaroi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Basca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Ernest Turcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alex Zgaroi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Baldovin having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Basca's zone, Romeo Ciorogaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelian Manu came out of the goal and Romeo Ciorogaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Augustin Elenescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the game, Romeo Ciorogaru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-4. Aurelian Manu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.