San Zero
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583,
Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Paul Romeo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in FC TraLaLa's zone, Algot Granqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mihăiţă Fărcașu came out of the goal and Algot Granqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Paul Romeo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven-Oskar Stensson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 11th minute, Bogdan Gogea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to FC TraLaLa getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Sergiu Zăgănescu hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tobias Fransson in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mihăiţă Fărcașu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute Tobias Fransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihăiţă Fărcașu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihăiţă Fărcașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the match, FC TraLaLa's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Fărcașu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Martinsson. Anton Kjellberg kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute of the match Bogdan Gogea shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sven-Oskar Stensson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 25 minutes FC TraLaLa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gustav Valström who took care of the corner kick. Gustav Valström made a great header on The Loyal ones's corner, it was just that FC TraLaLa's Mihăiţă Fărcașu managed to reach the ball for a save. Mihăiţă Fărcașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, The Loyal ones's goal looked a bit too open when Paul Romeo came free, but Sven-Oskar Stensson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the FC TraLaLa defense, Tobias Fransson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mihăiţă Fărcașu. The FC TraLaLa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mihăiţă Fărcașu should have stopped the shot. Rikard Källberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Krister Hedlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Mihăiţă Fărcașu made a huge save. Marius Stoian kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Mihăiţă Fărcașu made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Gustav Valström sent off a good shot on target. Aurelian Marincean kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kevin Martinsson to make the kick off. Mihăiţă Fărcașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Algot Granqvist in the 52nd minute of play. Rikard Källberg struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Mihăiţă Fărcașu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Loyal ones. Mihăiţă Fărcașu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tobias Fransson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lucian Găman charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucian Găman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, FC TraLaLa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucian Găman to maneuver through the defense. After 62 played minutes FC TraLaLa got a freekick which was hit by Șerban Rareș. After 63 played minutes, The Loyal ones's Gustav Valström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mihăiţă Fărcașu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Loyal ones reached it. FC TraLaLa's Mihăiţă Fărcașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Algot Granqvist in the 67th minute of play. Marius Stoian kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, The Loyal ones's Kevin Martinsson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihăiţă Fărcașu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the The Loyal ones defense, Bogdan Gogea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sven-Oskar Stensson. The The Loyal ones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sven-Oskar Stensson should have stopped the shot. In the 88th minute Sever Piţurcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sven-Oskar Stensson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogdan Gogea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC TraLaLa were furious when Șerban Rareș was red carded, 94 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 96th minute there was a penalty for The Loyal ones. Gustav Valström stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mihăiţă Fărcașu. 2-2. The Loyal ones were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.
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