League

Cocosul
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) With a little luck, Meziad's Romeo Siclovan got control of the ball when Isac Strugure tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute, Nicodim Abrudan 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. Nicodim Abrudan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Romeo Siclovan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicodim Abrudan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Isac Strugure had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romeo Siclovan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Strugure, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Isac Strugure's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeo Siclovan was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Horia Giurăscu kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Isac Strugure managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cocosul's supporters rose to their feet, but Isac Strugure was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romeo Siclovan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edgar Beșleaga hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Nicodim Abrudan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeo Siclovan having to interfere. Nicodim Abrudan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Romeo Siclovan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Meziad's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Strugure came free, but Romeo Siclovan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sven Ambjörnsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelian Arghiroiu in the 42nd minute of play. Lucian Lupeanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sven Ambjörnsson having to make a save. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 51st minute Isac Strugure shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeo Siclovan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgar Beșleaga was shown his second yellow card after 57 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Romeo Siclovan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicodim Abrudan went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Cocosul's Nicodim Abrudan got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lucian Lupeanu struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Sven Ambjörnsson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meziad. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Lucian Lupeanu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Sven Ambjörnsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Lupeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Lucian Lupeanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sven Ambjörnsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Romeo Siclovan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicodim Abrudan in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Lucian Lupeanu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sven Ambjörnsson. Cocosul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucian Lupeanu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2.