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St Pauli Arena
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniel Chevereșan made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Ştefan Lucaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Costăchescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Chevereșan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. St. Pauli -MM-'s Pavel Costăchescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrian Glăvan in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Vasile Bocaneț hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Chevereșan in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcel Voinea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Daniel Chevereșan sped through Cotenesti FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcel Voinea. After having played for 28 minutes, Daniel Chevereșan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. St. Pauli -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Chevereșan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cotenesti FC's zone, Sebastian Cristea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Voinea came out of the goal and Sebastian Cristea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ion Militaru kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Daniel Chevereșan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcel Voinea was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Cotenesti FC's Flavius Vaştag got a free kick in the 40th minute. Denis Doloman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cotenesti FC's goalkeeper Marcel Voinea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Ionel Răuțu came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the St. Pauli -MM- 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 Ionel Răuțu couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ştefan Lucaci to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Cotenesti FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ştefan Lucaci to maneuver through the defense. Marcel Voinea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Chevereșan, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After a rather tough play, Cotenesti FC's Leonard Lovinescu got a free kick in the 57th minute. St. Pauli -MM-'s Daniel Chevereșan got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marcel Voinea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Chevereșan in the 62nd minute of the match. A collision led to Cotenesti FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Leonard Lovinescu hit a great ball. After 69 minutes, Denis Doloman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St. Pauli -MM- and the Cotenesti FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to St. Pauli -MM- getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Denis Doloman hit a great ball. A long shot from Flavius Vaştag in the 74th minute of play was well struck, but Pavel Costăchescu made a really good save at the right post. Daniel Chevereșan struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Marcel Voinea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St. Pauli -MM-. Denis Doloman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Voinea having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Ion Militaru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cotenesti FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St. Pauli -MM- the free kick. Ion Militaru hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. St. Pauli -MM- walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.