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Arpadia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Petrică Poplăcan took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 4 minutes, Alin Zgîrţa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Ursul Brun's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alin Zgîrţa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of SC Ursul Brun booed when Arpadia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionuț Racoviță didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10thth minute of the game Petrică Poplăcan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arpadia's Moise Bojin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alin Zgîrţa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Moise Bojin having to make a save. Arpadia's Moise Bojin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petrică Poplăcan in the 19th minute of play. Moise Bojin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petrică Poplăcan in the 23rd minute of play. Mihai Maftei hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 30th match minute, SC Ursul Brun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorian Garcon to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mihăiţă Ologu during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SC Ursul Brun's Mihăiţă Ologu got a free kick in the 33rd minute. If Toader Focșa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute Petrică Poplăcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moise Bojin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petrică Poplăcan in the 40th minute of play forced Arpadia's goalkeeper Moise Bojin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moise Bojin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petrică Poplăcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moise Bojin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petrică Poplăcan in the 43rd minute of play. Arpadia's Moise Bojin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petrică Poplăcan in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Toader Focșa to strike the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes in the game, Petrică Poplăcan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Moise Bojin having to interfere. Ionuț Racoviță hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute of the match Mihai Maftei shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Moise Bojin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Olimpiu Romaşcanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentin Tudoran was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 1-1 became the score in the 71st minute when Petrică Poplăcan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Valentin Tudoran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toader Focșa, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Mihai Maftei's shot from long distance in the 76th minute was not bad at all, but Arpadia's Moise Bojin knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Alin Zgîrţa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81stth minute of the game Petrică Poplăcan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arpadia's Moise Bojin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 84th minute of the match SC Ursul Brun got a corner. Arpadia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iustin Cocoș ran over to the corner to take the kick. Iustin Cocoș made a great header on SC Ursul Brun's corner, it was just that Arpadia's Moise Bojin managed to reach the ball for a save. Petrică Poplăcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Moise Bojin 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 Petrică Poplăcan in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Moise Bojin saved Arpadia from getting behind. Moise Bojin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petrică Poplăcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1-2 became the score in the 97th minute when Petrică Poplăcan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The Arpadia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching SC Ursul Brun's performance. The match ended with a win for SC Ursul Brun.