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Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cătălin Blidaru started the match with the kick off. Cezar Geangu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leontin Pumnu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Leontin Pumnu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Das Team booed when Red Blue Lions-returns was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mihai Spiridon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iulian Rada kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of Red Blue Lions-returns booed when Das Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ştefan Moșanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cătălin Blidaru who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Nae Verzea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Calistrat Domuță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Nae Verzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 minutes of play, Das Team's Leontin Pumnu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cezar Geangu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Manole Spelbu's late challenge caught a Das Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manole Spelbu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th match minute, Red Blue Lions-returns was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manole Spelbu to maneuver through the defense. Red Blue Lions-returns's Tudor Gavra got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Das Team's zone, Calistrat Domuță stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nae Verzea came out of the goal and Calistrat Domuță tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute Robert Maruță shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cezar Geangu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Red Blue Lions-returns players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Das Team were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robert Maruță stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Cătălin Blidaru notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Das Team's Nae Verzea. Nae Verzea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cătălin Blidaru struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Nae Verzea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Blue Lions-returns. Tudor Gavra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nae Verzea having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Leontin Pumnu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Cezar Geangu, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, Das Team's Ştefan Moșanu got a free kick in the 60th minute. Cătălin Blidaru took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nae Verzea. Nae Verzea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 69 minutes into the game, Robert Maruță recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cezar Geangu. Robert Maruță showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Cezar Geangu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Maruță in the 72nd minute of play. Das Team's Leontin Pumnu got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florin Cosor during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Red Blue Lions-returns was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florin Cosor to maneuver through the defense. Cezar Geangu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leontin Pumnu went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute, Florin Cosor 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. 84 minutes into the match, Cătălin Blidaru notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Das Team's Nae Verzea. Nae Verzea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nae Verzea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cătălin Blidaru in the 91st minute of the match. Tudor Gavra scored 4-4 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nae Verzea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Despite being the better team, Red Blue Lions-returns failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.