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Shadow Arena
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gheorghe Corbuț started the match with the kick off. If Valentin Bojincă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Gheorghe Corbuț ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Faik Derem was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Nistor Porumbescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Gârleanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11th minute Gheorghe Corbuț shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faik Derem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faik Derem made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Valentin Bojincă sent off a good shot on target. In the 14th minute, Emanuel Agachi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CRANGASI FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Grigore Arghirescu took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nistor Porumbescu. Nistor Porumbescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Nistor Porumbescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Gârleanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard and well directed shot from Grigore Arghirescu led 23 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. BlackKnights's Nistor Porumbescu became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 1-3. Grigore Arghirescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nistor Porumbescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emanuel Agachi during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CRANGASI FC's Emanuel Agachi got a free kick in the 36th minute. When CRANGASI FC's Dan Gârleanu in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye BlackKnights's goalie prevented a goal. BlackKnights's Nistor Porumbescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Agachi in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Grigore Arghirescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nistor Porumbescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Nistor Porumbescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Gârleanu in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dan Gârleanu to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ştefan Şoiman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute of the match Emanuel Agachi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nistor Porumbescu skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to BlackKnights getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Leontin Bebeșel hit a great ball. Florin Calomfir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faik Derem having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Mihăiţă Petculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Dan Gârleanu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nistor Porumbescu. That made the score 1-5 in the 66 minute of play. In the 69th minute, Grigore Arghirescu 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. Faik Derem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florin Calomfir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dan Gârleanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Nistor Porumbescu made a huge save. When %teams%'s Dan Gârleanu was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-6 just inside the left pole, 77 minutes into the game. Nistor Porumbescu was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. After a defensive mix-up in BlackKnights's zone, Dan Gârleanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nistor Porumbescu came out of the goal and Dan Gârleanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leontin Bebeșel charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leontin Bebeșel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nistor Porumbescu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Emanuel Agachi. Valentin Bojincă hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. After 94 minutes of play CRANGASI FC's Emanuel Agachi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of BlackKnights booed when CRANGASI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Agachi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, BlackKnights's Ştefan Şoiman got a free kick in the 95th minute. CRANGASI FC played a much better game than BlackKnights and deserved their victory. The BlackKnights players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.