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Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) 3 minutes into the match, Vlad Lupșoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliodor Varga. F.C. Gunners's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vlad Lupșoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 7 minutes into the game, Daniel Plăcintă was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. Gunners's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barcelona the free kick. Marcel Chițu hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After having played for 15 minutes, Ionuț Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. Gunners's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ionuț Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ionuț Hagis short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Calistrat Teodoreanu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ionuț Hagi took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Calistrat Teodoreanu. Calistrat Teodoreanu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 22nd match minute, FC Barcelona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Chițu to maneuver through the defense. If Silviu Lazăr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the game, Marcel Chiru was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. Gunners's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Barcelona the free kick. Virgil Gavruță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vlad Lupșoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Eliodor Varga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vlad Lupșoiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliodor Varga having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vlad Lupșoiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vlad Lupșoiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Lupșoiu in the 65th minute of play forced F.C. Gunners's goalkeeper Eliodor Varga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, F.C. Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel Chiru to maneuver through the defense. Vlad Lupșoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Eliodor Varga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Vlad Lupșoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliodor Varga was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Virgil Gavruță struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Eliodor Varga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Barcelona. Virgil Gavruță in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eliodor Varga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Eliodor Varga was a little too slow when Vlad Lupșoiu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 90th minute. The score was now 1-2. FC Barcelona's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.