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Spectators: 7419 (Terracing: 5565, Seating: 1706, VIP seats: 148) In the 4th minute George Baican shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Videl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sandu Harnagea hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastian Berger in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Cristocea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Lucian Popârcea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Sebastian Berger came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Arad 2013 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 Sebastian Berger couldn't finish the play. Manuel Cristocea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Berger in the 18th minute of play. Daniel Pancu's late challenge caught a Arad 2013's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Pancu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute, Luca Suluțiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Traian Ianculescu hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. If Lucian Popârcea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Ioan Gheordunescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arad 2013's supporters rose to their feet, but Ioan Gheordunescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manuel Cristocea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sebastian Berger struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Manuel Cristocea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arad 2013. Arad 2013 were furious when Sandu Harnagea was red carded, 42 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 41 minutes into the game, one of Arad 2013:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Isac Curta shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. A collision led to Arad 2013 getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Traian Ianculescu hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sebastian Berger made a kick off. With a little luck, fc bogdan's Manuel Cristocea got control of the ball when Sebastian Berger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manuel Cristocea was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ioan Gheordunescu. Manuel Cristocea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Berger's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Traian Ianculescu kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Arad 2013's Christian Attili got a free kick in the 61st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Arad 2013's zone, Dragoş Ponta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulgencio Videl came out of the goal and Dragoş Ponta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Cristocea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Berger's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Sebastian Berger was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 71st minute. Arad 2013's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Berger in the 73rd minute of play forced fc bogdan's goalkeeper Manuel Cristocea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arad 2013's Fulgencio Videl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragoş Ponta in the 79th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Berger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manuel Cristocea was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Arad 2013's Ciprian Oltean got a free kick in the 85th minute. Arad 2013's Fulgencio Videl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dragoş Ponta in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute of the match Ioan Gheordunescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Cristocea showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 91 played minutes, Arad 2013's Traian Ianculescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Manuel Cristocea came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Arad 2013 reached it. 96 minutes into the match, Arad 2013's goal looked a bit too open when George Baican came free, but Fulgencio Videl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.