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KONG FUZI ARENA
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marin Balaban took the kick off in the first half of the match. Narcis Zdrăilă lost his temper 6 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When the match had been going on for 8 minutes, KONG FUZI FC's Albert Condrea got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Silviu Paulică. Maxim Băcila kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filip Arsenescu in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adrian Costin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Sorin Arjoca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chelsea din Banat's Silviu Paulică played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Balaban in the 17th minute of play. Silviu Paulică made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marin Balaban in the 19th minute of play. If Marin Balaban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filip Arsenescu kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th match minute, Chelsea din Banat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Arsenescu to maneuver through the defense. Chelsea din Banat's Silviu Paulică played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Balaban in the 34th minute of play. Moise Zubaşcu's late challenge caught a Chelsea din Banat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moise Zubaşcu helped the player get up and apologised. Marin Balaban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sorin Arjoca was the one to do the kick off. Silviu Paulică made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Roşca in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Filip Arsenescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silviu Paulică came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by KONG FUZI FC's Marin Balaban. But to his dismay, Marin Balaban quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Sorin Arjoca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Adrian Costin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Marin Balaban had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silviu Paulică. Chelsea din Banat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marin Balaban was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Sorin Arjoca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Costin having to interfere. Marin Balaban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silviu Paulică having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sorin Arjoca got free with Adrian Costin in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute, Claudiu Roşca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Marin Balaban got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marin Balaban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Chelsea din Banat's Filip Arsenescu got a free kick in the 90th minute. Silviu Paulică took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Roşca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chelsea din Banat's Silviu Paulică played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Balaban in the 93rd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, KONG FUZI FC's goalkeeper Adrian Costin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sorin Arjoca. When Marin Balaban came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the KONG FUZI FC 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 Marin Balaban couldn't finish the play.