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Casa Dragonului
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1807, VIP seats: 150) FC UNIREA's Cătălin Iriza 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. Ovidiu Negara's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 2ndth minute, Gigi Șerbulescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 7th minute of the match FC UNIREA got a corner. Atletico Nervozel's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nicu Hălmăgeanu ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 9th match minute, Atletico Nervozel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romeo Uncheşu to maneuver through the defense. Ovidiu Negara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Gigi Șerbulescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Atletico Nervozel fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Atletico Nervozel's Ovidiu Negara looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Nicu Hălmăgeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC UNIREA's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicu Hălmăgeanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teddy Cotte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Teddy Cotte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicu Hălmăgeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ovidiu Negara's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Gigi Șerbulescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gigi Șerbulescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ovidiu Negara's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ovidiu Negara in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigi Șerbulescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eliodor Ţopescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atletico Nervozel's Ovidiu Negara got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Eliodor Ţopescu fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC UNIREA's protests and gave Eliodor Ţopescu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC UNIREA getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Eliodor Ţopescu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Nicu Hălmăgeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC UNIREA's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicu Hălmăgeanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teddy Cotte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 47 minutes into the match, Atletico Nervozel's goal looked a bit too open when Cătălin Iriza came free, but Teddy Cotte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ovidiu Negara made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ovidiu Negara in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Șerbulescu saved FC UNIREA from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ovidiu Negara in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Șerbulescu saved FC UNIREA from getting behind. Teddy Cotte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliodor Ţopescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicu Hălmăgeanu got free with Teddy Cotte in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 61 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidiu Negara came free, but Gigi Șerbulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Negara in the 64th minute of play forced FC UNIREA's goalkeeper Gigi Șerbulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, FC UNIREA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilian Omescu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Atletico Nervozel getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Romeo Uncheşu hit a great ball. With his leg Teddy Cotte managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when FC UNIREA's Cătălin Iriza fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 71st minute Ovidiu Negara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Șerbulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Atletico Nervozel getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sever Dan hit a great ball. Gigi Șerbulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ovidiu Negara in the 78th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, Marcel Moisil 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. Iordache Comarnescu struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Teddy Cotte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC UNIREA. In the 90th minute, Ovidiu Negara made a precise shot to the right of Gigi Șerbulescu. FC UNIREA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After some careless play in the FC UNIREA defense, Ovidiu Negara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gigi Șerbulescu. The FC UNIREA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gigi Șerbulescu should have stopped the shot. Atletico Nervozel's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.