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Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iulian Pietreanu made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriel Ba Loua in the 3rd minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Gong Jun Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Eduard Trifan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geronimo Argi made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Iulian Pietreanu sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eduard Trifan in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gong Jun Feng saved FC UNIREA Alba Iulia from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduard Trifan in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gong Jun Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gong Jun Feng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduard Trifan's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Gong Jun Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduard Trifan in the 26th minute of play. A collision led to FC UNIREA Alba Iulia getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hector Grabiel hit a great ball. Geronimo Argi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilson Arósio in the 35th minute of play. Eduard Trifan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Trifan came free, but Gong Jun Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eduard Trifan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gong Jun Feng was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. With 48 minutes on the clock, Zenon Galagan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of Dark Prophets booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zenon Galagan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rolf De Weerdt didn't quite understand what happened when in the 50 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eduard Trifan was the one to do the kick off. Adriel Ba Loua might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gong Jun Feng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adriel Ba Loua ran back to his position shaking his head. Dark Prophets's Geronimo Argi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orçun Yalınalp in the 59th minute of play. Geronimo Argi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petrică Cândreanu in the 62nd minute of play. Eduard Trifan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Gong Jun Feng made a huge save. Hector Grabiel's late challenge caught a Dark Prophets's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hector Grabiel helped the player get up and apologised. Hector Grabiel hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. When Eduard Trifan came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Dark Prophets 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 Eduard Trifan couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Eduard Trifan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gong Jun Feng was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Errikos Tsirigopoulos during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gong Jun Feng made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Georg Skoglund sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Liviu Băcila was slow to take the kick. During this time Dark Prophets's players had a chance to rest. Iulian Pietreanu scored 1-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geronimo Argi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dark Prophets had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.