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Stefan Dobay
Spectators: 7859 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 157) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manuel Zbârlea took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aron Mirciulescu charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aron Mirciulescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mihnea Ianculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ştefan Petru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ştefan Petru in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihnea Ianculescu saved FC.Ripensia-Timisoara from getting behind. After 10 played minutes FC.Ripensia-Timisoara got a freekick which was hit by Basarab Hobjilă. 11 minutes into the match, FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Ştefan Petru came free, but Mihnea Ianculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Thracian F.C's Ştefan Petru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihnea Ianculescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Esteban Ralondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Bocu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ştefan Petru struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Mihnea Ianculescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thracian F.C. Mihnea Ianculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Tache in the 21st minute of the match. When Thracian F.C's Victor Tache in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's goalie prevented a goal. In the 27th minute Victor Tache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihnea Ianculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Victor Tache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's Mihnea Ianculescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 31st minute, Ştefan Petru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mihnea Ianculescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victor Tache in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihnea Ianculescu saved FC.Ripensia-Timisoara from getting behind. After having played for 37 minutes, Ştefan Petru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thracian F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ştefan Petru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mihnea Ianculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Tache in the 42nd minute of the match. Mihnea Ianculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Tache in the 43rd minute of the match. Mihnea Ianculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Tache in the 43rd minute of the match. Thracian F.C were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Evaristo Transito took the corner. The corner led to Thracian F.C's Pompiliu Barascu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Victor Tache made the kick off in the second half. FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's Mihnea Ianculescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save FC.Ripensia-Timisoara from getting a goal against them. Victor Târcă hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, Thracian F.C's Ştefan Petru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mihnea Ianculescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the FC.Ripensia-Timisoara defense, Ştefan Petru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mihnea Ianculescu. The FC.Ripensia-Timisoara fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mihnea Ianculescu should have stopped the shot. If Ştefan Petru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thracian F.C made a substitution. Aron Rogozanu replaced Pavel Cenușă. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gelu Lera got free with Mihnea Ianculescu in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Esteban Ralondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavius Chitimia in the 77th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gelu Lera got free with Mihnea Ianculescu in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute Thracian F.C were awarded a corner. Evaristo Transito went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's goalie and right to Gelu Lera. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Mihnea Ianculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Hârțan in the 86th minute of the match. Leonard Hârțan scored 0-3 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mihnea Ianculescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's Mihnea Ianculescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save FC.Ripensia-Timisoara from getting a goal against them. Thracian F.C's Esteban Ralondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aron Mirciulescu in the 97th minute of play. With a little luck, FC.Ripensia-Timisoara's Mihnea Ianculescu got control of the ball when Gelu Lera tried to sneak it across the goal line.