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Dan Anca
Spectators: 8121 (Terracing: 6093, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) GoalHunters's Denis Oprescu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Radu Corbu hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute Denis Oprescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Kociniewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Gaúcho in the 10th minute of play forced Universitatea cluj's goalkeeper Emil Kociniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Pedro Jerrold left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GoalHunters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. GoalHunters's Daniel Jienescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucian Baldovinescu in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Oprescu in the 15th minute of play forced Universitatea cluj's goalkeeper Emil Kociniewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emil Kociniewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Jerrold in the 18th minute of play. If João Gaúcho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Lucian Baldovinescu notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of GoalHunters's Daniel Jienescu. Daniel Jienescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pedro Jerrold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Jienescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Baldovinescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alin Tăcutu charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alin Tăcutu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Universitatea cluj was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alin Tăcutu to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Universitatea cluj's Lucian Baldovinescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Daniel Jienescu. Daniel Jienescu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Denis Oprescu put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Emil Kociniewski. Cristi Bădila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Daniel Jienescu made a huge save. A hard shot 42 in the game by Cristi Bădila from a close distance when the talented Daniel Jienescu managed to make a qualified save. GoalHunters's players were relieved. 44 minutes into the match, Universitatea cluj's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Jerrold came free, but Emil Kociniewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Universitatea cluj was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 曲康卫 to maneuver through the defense. GoalHunters's Pedro Jerrold got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Universitatea cluj's Iustin Niță was substituted for Rareș Trif. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucian Baldovinescu was the one to do the kick off. Emil Kociniewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Oprescu in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Universitatea cluj's goal looked a bit too open when João Gaúcho came free, but Emil Kociniewski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Universitatea cluj getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit a great ball. GoalHunters's Denis Oprescu got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Denis Oprescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Emil Kociniewski made a huge save. Universitatea cluj's Emil Kociniewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Jerrold in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Pedro Jerrold cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Emil Kociniewski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Emil Kociniewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Pedro Jerrold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Emil Kociniewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Denis Oprescu in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emil Kociniewski saved Universitatea cluj from getting behind. Daniel Jienescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavian Văcărescu in the 81st minute of the match. 85 minutes into the game, Denis Oprescu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emil Kociniewski. Denis Oprescu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. 90 minutes in the game, João Gaúcho fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Emil Kociniewski having to interfere. GoalHunters's Daniel Jienescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucian Baldovinescu in the 92nd minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. GoalHunters walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.