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Bogdan Apostol
Spectators: 8015 (Terracing: 6013, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorge Bitxintxo made the kick off which started today's match. Tibor Berkes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Vedillo in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, FC. Stiinta Cluj's goal looked a bit too open when Efrain Cresconio came free, but Cristinel Mihăescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christian Vedillo got free with Tibor Berkes in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tibor Berkes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romeo Mutu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's goalkeeper Tibor Berkes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Vedillo. Romeo Mutu kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Abel Blasi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tibor Berkes made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Christian Vedillo sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nichifor Ignea in the 23rd minute of play forced FC. Stiinta Cluj's goalkeeper Cristinel Mihăescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, FC. Stiinta Cluj's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Bitxintxo came free, but Cristinel Mihăescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Mutu in the 28th minute of play forced FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's goalkeeper Tibor Berkes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC. Stiinta Cluj's Christian Vedillo got a free kick in the 30th minute. Cristinel Mihăescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Zegreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the game, Aron Sasu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cristinel Mihăescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FC. Stiinta Cluj's Cristinel Mihăescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodor Zegreanu in the 39th minute of play. Cristinel Mihăescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Sasu in the 41st minute of the match. FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's Tibor Berkes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Mutu in the 43rd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Abel Blasi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Mutu in the 46th minute of play forced FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's goalkeeper Tibor Berkes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christian Vedillo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Jose Sidoro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tibor Berkes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristinel Mihăescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodor Zegreanu in the 55th minute of the match. Cristinel Mihăescu was a little too slow when Teodor Zegreanu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-2. 63 minutes into the match, FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Mutu came free, but Tibor Berkes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, FC. Stiinta Cluj's goal looked a bit too open when Aron Sasu came free, but Cristinel Mihăescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 played minutes FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA got a freekick which was hit by Basarab Tiberian. Cristinel Mihăescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aron Sasu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Aron Sasu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Cristinel Mihăescu made a huge save. FC. Stiinta Cluj's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Teodor Zegreanu scored to the left of an out of position Cristinel Mihăescu, making the score, 0-3. Cristinel Mihăescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basarab Tiberian in the 74th minute of play. Cristinel Mihăescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aron Sasu in the 76th minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Erhan Demir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC. Stiinta Cluj's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC. Stiinta Cluj's Erhan Demir got a free kick in the 77th minute. Cristinel Mihăescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodor Zegreanu in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA got a corner. FC. Stiinta Cluj's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jorge Bitxintxo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of FC. Stiinta Cluj booed when FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilian Tarcea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Teodor Zegreanu 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 87th minute of the match, Teodor Zegreanu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristinel Mihăescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 95 minutes into the game, Aron Sasu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Cristinel Mihăescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC. BRAILA-CHERCEA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.