League

National Arena
Spectators: 7612 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pendekar Gombal got the match started through his kick off. Marcu Vieru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laurențiu Istrăteanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Huta's Eduard Moculescu got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Denis Burca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pendekar Gombal's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Gigi Cristoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcu Vieru. FC Hermannstadt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gigi Cristoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Denis Burca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pendekar Gombal in the 16th minute of play. Marcu Vieru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurențiu Istrăteanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st match minute, FC Hermannstadt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo José de Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Eduard Moculescu hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Denis Burca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pendekar Gombal's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, FC Hermannstadt's goal looked a bit too open when Gigi Cristoiu came free, but Marcu Vieru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pendekar Gombal might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Denis Burca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pendekar Gombal ran back to his position shaking his head. Fernandão Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Burca having to interfere. Denis Burca didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Hermannstadt's Pendekar Gombal shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After having played for 38 minutes, Pendekar Gombal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Hermannstadt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pendekar Gombal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 39 minutes into the game, Fernandão Rossi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Denis Burca. Fernandão Rossi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gigi Cristoiu during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gigi Cristoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

If Pendekar Gombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo José de Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Burca having to interfere. Marcu Vieru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Hârciog, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Denis Burca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pendekar Gombal's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Pendekar Gombal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Burca. Huta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pendekar Gombal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. A collision led to Huta getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Vintilă Stoiciu hit a great ball. Vintilă Miclauș received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Denis Burca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 77 played minutes Huta got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Hârciog. Gigi Cristoiu was shown his second yellow card after 84 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Pendekar Gombal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Burca having to interfere. In the 89thth minute of the game Pendekar Gombal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Huta's Denis Burca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 91 minutes, Sebastian Hârciog managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Hârciog was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Hermannstadt had played much better football throughout.