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Bogdan Apostol
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Vedillo got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Romeo Mutu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ionuț Huștiu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When FC. Stiinta Cluj's Romeo Mutu in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's goalie prevented a goal. 8 minutes into the match, -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Sidoro came free, but Ionuț Huștiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Nae Ciompec scored to the left of an out of position Ionuț Huștiu, making the score, 2-0. Ionuț Huștiu was a little too slow when Romeo Mutu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 12th minute. The score was now 3-0. Ionuț Huștiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Vedillo in the 20th minute. Ionuț Huștiu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christian Vedillo went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 23rd minute Nae Ciompec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionuț Huștiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Christian Vedillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ionuț Huștiu. -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Vedillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's Ionuț Huștiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale from getting a goal against them. Ionuț Huștiu made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Christian Vedillo sent off a good shot on target. In the 34th minute, Aristide Mârza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's Ionuț Huștiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Mutu in the 38th minute of play. Petru Gugea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Ionuț Huștiu made a huge save. Ionuț Huștiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nae Ciompec in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and David Mitrea made a kick off. Ionuț Huștiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Vedillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mugur Hârțan fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's protests and gave Mugur Hârțan a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC. Stiinta Cluj booed when -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugur Hârțan didn't get a good kick on the ball. -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's Ionuț Huștiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Mutu in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute FC. Stiinta Cluj were awarded a corner. Desiderio Matteo went to the cornerflag to take it. Jose Sidoro struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ionuț Huștiu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC. Stiinta Cluj. The audience was convinced that Christian Vedillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionuț Huștiu was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's Ionuț Huștiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nae Ciompec in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's zone, Nae Ciompec stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ionuț Huștiu came out of the goal and Nae Ciompec tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 75th minute, Jose Sidoro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC. Stiinta Cluj fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nae Ciompec in the 77th minute of play forced -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's goalkeeper Ionuț Huștiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Christian Vedillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 played minutes -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale got a freekick which was hit by David Mitrea. In the 82nd minute David Mitrea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristinel Mihăescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mugur Hârțan to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Romeo Mutu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC. Stiinta Cluj fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. 94 minutes into the match, Nae Ciompec had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ionuț Huștiu. -BZF- Cele 11 Sarmale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nae Ciompec was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. FC. Stiinta Cluj walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.