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Spectators: 7380 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stelian Surugiu got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Eugen Ştiopul kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Horaţiu Petru. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Octav Hârțan during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Octav Hârțan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, STEAUA NORDULUI's Marian Ştiopul got a free kick in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, FC HOLT's Cristian Pădure broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Stelian Surugiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Iacob Greblă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Marian Ştiopul was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STEAUA NORDULUI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC HOLT the free kick. Iacob Greblă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stelian Surugiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Alin Varga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC HOLT's Horaţiu Petru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save FC HOLT from getting a goal against them. In the 28th match minute, FC HOLT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matei Bornescu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to STEAUA NORDULUI getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Alin Varga hit a great ball. After 34 played minutes STEAUA NORDULUI got a freekick which was hit by Marian Ştiopul. FC HOLT's Filip Valeca got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute Stelian Surugiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Greblă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of STEAUA NORDULUI booed when FC HOLT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octav Mocanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eugen Ştiopul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horaţiu Petru having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eugen Ştiopul stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ionuț Moțoc tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Horaţiu Petru. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-0 in the 54th minute. Filip Valeca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iacob Greblă having to make a save. Eugen Ştiopul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the match, FC HOLT's goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Ştiopul came free, but Horaţiu Petru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emilian Vanghelie kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugen Ştiopul in the 67th minute of play forced FC HOLT's goalkeeper Horaţiu Petru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC HOLT's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maxim Bucurescu was slow to take the kick. During this time STEAUA NORDULUI's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Maxim Bucurescu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC HOLT's Horaţiu Petru did a great save. Alin Varga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horaţiu Petru having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Eugen Ştiopul 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. If Eugen Ştiopul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maxim Bucurescu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Horaţiu Petru. FC HOLT's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With his leg Iacob Greblă managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when FC HOLT's Filip Valeca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Iacob Greblă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filip Valeca in the 96th minute. If Alin Varga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.