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CFR Cluj
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mihăiţă Mititelu started the match with the kick off. Claudiu Drăgănoiu took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mihăiţă Brumă. Mihăiţă Brumă dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a rather tough play, Dorneni's Cazimir Costandache got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute Claudiu Drăgănoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihăiţă Brumă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mihăiţă Brumă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Drăgănoiu in the 14th minute of the match. Leonard Dabija's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Costin Dobrițoiu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Mihăiţă Mititelu took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mihăiţă Brumă. Mihăiţă Brumă dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Mihăiţă Brumă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Drăgănoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cazimir Costandache fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dorneni's protests and gave Cazimir Costandache a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Dorneni getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Cazimir Costandache hit a great ball. The supporters of Dorneni booed when CFR Cluj was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelian Blaga didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cazimir Costandache in the 33rd minute of play forced CFR Cluj's goalkeeper Mihăiţă Brumă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CFR Cluj's Mihăiţă Brumă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudiu Drăgănoiu in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Leonard Dabija got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 41st minute of the match Silviu Daria shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mihăiţă Brumă showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moise Ştiubei in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Costin Dobrițoiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Moise Ştiubei was the one to do the kick off. Mihăiţă Brumă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Claudiu Drăgănoiu in the 51st minute. After a rather tough play, Dorneni's Nicodim Rusu got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 58 minutes into the match, Dorneni's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Dabija came free, but Costin Dobrițoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Dorneni's zone, Leonard Dabija stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Costin Dobrițoiu came out of the goal and Leonard Dabija tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonard Dabija in the 75th minute of play forced Dorneni's goalkeeper Costin Dobrițoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nechifor Zbârciog charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nechifor Zbârciog the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Nechifor Zbârciog hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mihăiţă Brumă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihăiţă Mititelu, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Iulian Herlea's late challenge caught a Dorneni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iulian Herlea helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to CFR Cluj getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Iulian Herlea hit a great ball. Mihail Dragota's late challenge caught a Dorneni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mihail Dragota helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had been going on for 92 minutes, Dorneni's Petrică Vulcănescu got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Mihăiţă Brumă. The Dorneni supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dorneni would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.