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Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marius Borogeanu kicked off to start the match. If Felix Iliuță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stelian Cotuțiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, Puini CSM's goalkeeper Cazimir Mincu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iustin Ţirpescu. Iustin Ţirpescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cazimir Mincu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iustin Ţirpescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Stelian Cotuțiu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cazimir Mincu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute Stelian Cotuțiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cazimir Mincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stelian Cotuțiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cazimir Mincu having to interfere. Costin Sărăroiu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cazimir Mincu. Puini CSM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Stelian Cotuțiu struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Cazimir Mincu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HooLiGanS. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Cotuțiu in the 25th minute of play forced Puini CSM's goalkeeper Cazimir Mincu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iustin Ţirpescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Cazimir Mincu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iustin Ţirpescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute Stelian Cotuțiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cazimir Mincu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felix Iliuță got free with Cazimir Mincu in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes into the match, Puini CSM's goal looked a bit too open when Stelian Cotuțiu came free, but Cazimir Mincu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felix Iliuță struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Cazimir Mincu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HooLiGanS. Cazimir Mincu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iustin Ţirpescu in the 42nd minute. Iustin Ţirpescu scored 1-0 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cazimir Mincu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 46 played minutes HooLiGanS got a freekick which was hit by Felix Iliuță. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stelian Cotuțiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Toader Pacuraru came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the HooLiGanS 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 Toader Pacuraru couldn't finish the play. Iustin Ţirpescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Cazimir Mincu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, one of Puini CSM:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Puini CSM. Eric Beniuc shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Cazimir Mincu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iustin Ţirpescu in the 65th minute of play. Stelian Cotuțiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 played minutes Puini CSM got a freekick which was hit by David Vornicescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Cotuțiu in the 74th minute of play forced Puini CSM's goalkeeper Cazimir Mincu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stelian Cotuțiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cazimir Mincu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Ţirpescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Stelian Cotuțiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Cazimir Mincu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cazimir Mincu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stelian Cotuțiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iustin Ţirpescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute, Stelian Cotuțiu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HooLiGanS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. HooLiGanS's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.