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POLITEHNICA IASI
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuel Baran started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the game, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's Emanuel Baran nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicu Timofte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Irinel Onișoru kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Baran in the 15th minute of play forced Poli Iași's goalkeeper Nicu Timofte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Emanuel Baran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Irinel Onișoru kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sorin Mihoc. That made the score 1-2 in the 20 minute of play. Remus Nuțu in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sorin Mihoc, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Adrian Elian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcu Sandu's late challenge caught a Poli Iași's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcu Sandu helped the player get up and apologised. After 29 minutes, Ionel Burileanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Poli Iași and the Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 29 played minutes Poli Iași got a freekick which was hit by Ionel Burileanu. Nicolae Tomescu kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Mugur Atanasiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remus Nuțu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sorin Mihoc having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The audience was convinced that Remus Nuțu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sorin Mihoc was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Sorin Mihoc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Remus Nuțu's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 56thth minute of the game Remus Nuțu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's Sorin Mihoc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remus Nuțu in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sorin Mihoc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remus Nuțu in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sorin Mihoc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Horaţiu Buciuman was slow to take the kick. During this time Poli Iași's players had a chance to rest. With 67 minutes on the clock, Mircea Blajovan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee gave Poli Iași a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Remus Nuțu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's Sorin Mihoc. 2-3. After a rather tough play, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's Marcu Sandu got a free kick in the 75th minute. Marcu Sandu kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. When Poli Iași's Remus Nuțu in 78 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Sorin Mihoc guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Sorin Mihoc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remus Nuțu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Poli Iași getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ionel Burileanu hit a great ball. Cătălin Mușat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicu Timofte having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remus Nuțu in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sorin Mihoc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remus Nuțu in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sorin Mihoc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Marcu Sandu came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc 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 Marcu Sandu couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.