League

Leontin Enescu
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dinu Buzilă got the match started through his kick off. F.C MirCeA's Daniel Roșeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorin Brănescu in the 5th minute of play. Fabian Demian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Buzilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Cornel Cândreanu fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C MirCeA's protests and gave Cornel Cândreanu a yellow card for diving instead. Cornel Cândreanu kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, F.C. Ripensia Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Dinu Buzilă came free, but Fabian Demian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeo Bratu struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Fabian Demian didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C MirCeA. Florin Nițoi lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 21 minutes in the game, Dorin Brănescu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Daniel Roșeanu having to interfere. After having played for 23 minutes, Victor Neguțu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C MirCeA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Victor Neguțu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute, Romeo Bratu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C MirCeA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Romeo Bratu's late challenge caught a F.C. Ripensia Timişoara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Romeo Bratu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, F.C MirCeA's Romeo Bratu got a free kick in the 28th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Victor Neguțu managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C MirCeA's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Neguțu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabian Demian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Romeo Bratu struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Fabian Demian didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C MirCeA. Octav Ţirpescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Roșeanu having to interfere. The supporters of F.C MirCeA booed when F.C. Ripensia Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Mailat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Romeo Bratu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Fabian Demian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Romeo Bratu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. F.C MirCeA's Victor Neguțu got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of F.C MirCeA booed when F.C. Ripensia Timişoara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugur Uncheşelu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dorin Brănescu to make the kick off. A hard shot 54 in the game by Victor Neguțu from a close distance when the talented Fabian Demian managed to make a qualified save. F.C. Ripensia Timişoara's players were relieved. Fabian Demian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Ianculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabian Demian was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Dinu Buzilă capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dinu Buzilă really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Victor Neguțu took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Fabian Demian to make any attempt to save it. Fabian Demian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Neguțu in the 66th minute. Romeo Bratu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabian Demian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Romeo Bratu struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Fabian Demian didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C MirCeA. The audience was convinced that Dorin Brănescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Roșeanu was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Victor Neguțu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 75th playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dorin Brănescu during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to F.C. Ripensia Timişoara getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Dorin Brănescu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, F.C MirCeA's Cristinel Zbârnea got a free kick in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Brănescu in the 81st minute of play forced F.C MirCeA's goalkeeper Daniel Roșeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Victor Neguțu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristinel Zbârnea who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Fabian Demian when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Cristinel Zbârnea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabian Demian was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Cristinel Zbârnea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Demian having to interfere. Victor Neguțu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristinel Zbârnea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabian Demian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Romeo Bratu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 93rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Romeo Bratu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Demian having to interfere. F.C MirCeA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.