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Neculaieni Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sergiu Pricop took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ion Urmasu kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Bogdan Izmanã fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liviu Medelean having to interfere. FC Salcuta's Liviu Medelean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save FC Salcuta from getting a goal against them. Liviu Medelean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogdan Izmanã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Bogdan Izmanã had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iulian Iordan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergiu Pricop, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Neculaieni's Iulian Iordan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Carp in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Neculaieni's goal looked a bit too open when Sergiu Pricop came free, but Iulian Iordan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Sergiu Pricop shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iulian Iordan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Bogdan Izmanã shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Medelean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduard Vartics short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Liviu Medelean to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 35 minutes into the match, FC Salcuta's goal looked a bit too open when Lilian Apostol came free, but Liviu Medelean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute Bogdan Izmanã shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liviu Medelean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 minutes of play, Neculaieni's Lilian Apostol made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Liviu Medelean was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 44th minute, Lilian Apostol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bogdan Izmanã stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in FC Salcuta's zone, Bogdan Izmanã stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liviu Medelean came out of the goal and Bogdan Izmanã tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruslan Vasiliu in the 53rd minute of play forced FC Salcuta's goalkeeper Liviu Medelean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neculaieni's Iulian Iordan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Pricop in the 54th minute of play. Neculaieni's Lilian Apostol got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eduard Vartic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lilian Apostol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eduard Vartic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Liviu Medelean having to interfere. Iulian Iordan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergiu Pricop in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bogdan Izmanã's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Liviu Medelean was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. 77 minutes into the match, Neculaieni's goalkeeper Iulian Iordan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adrian Macovei. In the 81stth minute of the game Lilian Apostol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Salcuta's Liviu Medelean was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Neculaieni's Iulian Iordan got control of the ball when Vadim Pânzaru tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Carp in the 86th minute of play forced Neculaieni's goalkeeper Iulian Iordan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Adrian Macovei took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Iulian Iordan to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Dan Carp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iulian Iordan was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Sergiu Pricop kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Iulian Iordan. That made the score 2-3 in the 95 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. FC Salcuta had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.