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Gherla
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emil Maghear got the match started through his kick off. Ilie Terzian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Nicolae Şerb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Ilie Terzian managed to get in a good position for a shot. fc barcelona's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilie Terzian was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolae Şerb breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nicolae Şerb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Apostol in the 12th minute of play. Fabian Apostol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nicolae Şerb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, fc barcelona's Gigel Mihuleac got a free kick in the 19th minute. The long shot by Dumitru Şimandan in the 20th minute really tested Horaţiu Marina's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rocket FC's zone, Ilie Terzian stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolae Şerb came out of the goal and Ilie Terzian tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ilie Terzian came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the fc barcelona 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 Ilie Terzian couldn't finish the play. 33 minutes into the game, Fabian Apostol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Nicolae Şerb was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Fabian Apostol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petrică Daraban charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petrică Daraban the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rocket FC booed when fc barcelona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petrică Daraban didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabian Apostol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fabian Apostol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabian Apostol was the one to do the kick off. Horaţiu Marina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avram Timofte in the 59th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in fc barcelona's zone, Eugen Mareș stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horaţiu Marina came out of the goal and Eugen Mareș tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Ilie Terzian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Emil Maghear had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eugen Mareș struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Horaţiu Marina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rocket FC. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Eugen Mareș managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rocket FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugen Mareș was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Horaţiu Marina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabian Apostol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicolae Şerb made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilie Terzian in the 85th minute. Horaţiu Marina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugen Mareș in the 89th minute of play. The Rocket FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching fc barcelona's performance. The match ended with a win for fc barcelona.