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Stefan Dobay Arena
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Petrică Borogeanu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ulf Hellgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pompiliu Postolache in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Nechifor Oncescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulf Hellgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nechifor Oncescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulf Hellgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nechifor Oncescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Pionierul Vulcan's Ulf Hellgren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petrică Borogeanu in the 13th minute of play. Petrică Borogeanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ulf Hellgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulf Hellgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nechifor Oncescu in the 19th minute of the match. If Marin Vuia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Petrică Borogeanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Hellgren having to interfere. Nechifor Oncescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Hellgren having to interfere. The supporters of Kataloi booed when Pionierul Vulcan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sever Jurcuț didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nechifor Oncescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulf Hellgren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nechifor Oncescu ran back to his position shaking his head. Petrică Borogeanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes in the game Sever Jurcuț after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Viorel Abraham. A very good opportunity. Ulf Hellgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nechifor Oncescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After having played for 47 minutes, Tudor Tiţe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pionierul Vulcan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tudor Tiţe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marin Vuia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Pionierul Vulcan getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Tudor Tiţe hit a great ball. When Tudor Tiţe came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Pionierul Vulcan 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 Tudor Tiţe couldn't finish the play. In the 60th play minute Nechifor Oncescu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ulf Hellgren. 0-1. In the 64th minute Petrică Borogeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulf Hellgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cătălin Stăniloaie took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ulf Hellgren. Pionierul Vulcan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Kataloi's Petrică Borogeanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ulf Hellgren. That made the score 0-2 after 67 minutes of play. Marin Vuia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Viorel Abraham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marin Vuia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Viorel Abraham having to interfere. Pompiliu Postolache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Hellgren having to interfere. Pionierul Vulcan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marin Vuia in the 84th minute. Iustinian Cocârlă was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After 91 minutes, Nechifor Oncescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kataloi and the Pionierul Vulcan players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pionierul Vulcan booed when Kataloi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nechifor Oncescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Kataloi supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Kataloi would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.