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Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1790, VIP seats: 155) In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Universitatea Cluj fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! FC Universitatea Cluj:s Iacob Cernat showed great skill when he stopped Nistor Purcărete:s penalty. Nistor Purcărete scored 1-0 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iacob Cernat, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Waclaw Markowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Universitatea Cluj's Fellipe Guedes got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, FC Universitatea Cluj's Iacob Cernat got control of the ball when Horea Poplăcan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nistor Porumbescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giannis Kalomiris, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. If Gheorghe Corbuț had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iacob Cernat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Corbuț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dumitru Bistreanu kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, BlackKnights's Valentin Bojincă got a free kick in the 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Giannis Kalomiris's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nistor Porumbescu was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Giannis Kalomiris took the ball and in the 34 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 1-1. 38 minutes into the match, BlackKnights's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Kalomiris came free, but Nistor Porumbescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th match minute, BlackKnights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nistor Purcărete to maneuver through the defense. Fellipe Guedes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nistor Porumbescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Giannis Kalomiris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Gheorghe Corbuț made the kick off in the second half. When Giannis Kalomiris came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the FC Universitatea Cluj 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 Giannis Kalomiris couldn't finish the play. Nistor Porumbescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Kalomiris in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Valentin Bojincă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iacob Cernat was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. A collision led to BlackKnights getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Dumitru Bistreanu hit a great ball. After having played for 60 minutes, Waclaw Markowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Universitatea Cluj's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waclaw Markowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to FC Universitatea Cluj getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Waclaw Markowski hit a great ball. Iacob Cernat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Bojincă in the 63rd minute of play. Fellipe Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigore Bălcescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Nistor Porumbescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grigore Bălcescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Nistor Porumbescu made a huge save. 72 minutes into the match, BlackKnights's goal looked a bit too open when Grigore Bălcescu came free, but Nistor Porumbescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Nistor Bocu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BlackKnights's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Universitatea Cluj the free kick. After a rather tough play, BlackKnights's Nistor Bocu got a free kick in the 75th minute. Waclaw Markowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nistor Porumbescu having to interfere. Nistor Porumbescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Kalomiris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, BlackKnights's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Kalomiris came free, but Nistor Porumbescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 85 played minutes FC Universitatea Cluj got a freekick which was hit by Alin Dică. In the 91st minute, Valentin Bojincă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nistor Porumbescu made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Fellipe Guedes sent off a good shot on target. Valentin Bojincă charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valentin Bojincă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th match minute, BlackKnights was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Bojincă to maneuver through the defense. Nistor Porumbescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Kalomiris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, BlackKnights could leave the field as winners, despite FC Universitatea Cluj having more of the ball for most of the match.