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ZALAU ARENA
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Corneliu Teofil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 10 played minutes FC. ZALAU got a freekick which was hit by Cezar Vorniceanu. FC. ZALAU's Ilie Geambașu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dacian Nuțu in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Dacian Nuțu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Romania's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC. ZALAU the free kick. 19 minutes into the game, Iurie Bărănescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC. ZALAU's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Romania the free kick. Iurie Bărănescu kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Gigel Cotuțiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilie Geambașu. FC. ZALAU's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gigel Cotuțiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dacian Nuțu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilie Geambașu having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, FC. ZALAU's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Cotuțiu came free, but Ilie Geambașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iurie Bărănescu was shown his second yellow card after 29 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Romania's Gigel Cotuțiu got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, FC. ZALAU's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Cotuțiu came free, but Ilie Geambașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Cezar Vorniceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC. ZALAU's supporters rose to their feet, but Cezar Vorniceanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emilian Hurmuzescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Dacian Nuțu came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Romania 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 Dacian Nuțu couldn't finish the play. Gigel Cotuțiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilie Geambașu having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Corneliu Teofil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Dacian Nuțu 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. Ilie Geambașu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gigel Cotuțiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, FC. ZALAU's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Cotuțiu came free, but Ilie Geambașu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Romania's Gigel Cotuțiu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ilie Geambașu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ilie Geambașu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigel Cotuțiu in the 64th minute of play. Gigel Cotuțiu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Ilie Geambașu 67 minutes into the match. Dacian Nuțu succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 73rd playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cezar Vorniceanu during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th minute, Cezar Vorniceanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Romania's Gigel Cotuțiu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ilie Geambașu. That made the score 0-5 after 83 minutes of play. 87 minutes into the match, Corneliu Teofil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilian Hurmuzescu. Romania's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Corneliu Teofil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Emilian Hurmuzescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corneliu Teofil, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Romania players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.