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Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Lupoi got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Old Boys's Albert Boian ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Daniel Nicolae. Daniel Nicolae yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Daniel Nicolae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Lupoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ştefan Pârlog had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adam Bălanescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daniel Nicolae was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Daniel Lupoi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Lupoi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 18thth minute of the game Ştefan Pârlog who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old Boys's Mihail Magheran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mihail Magheran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Mihu, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Mihail Magheran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugurel Mihu in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Eliodor Firea 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. In the 23rd minute, Mugurel Mihu made a precise shot to the right of Mihail Magheran. Old Boys's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 26thth minute of the game Ştefan Pârlog who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Old Boys's Mihail Magheran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Spineanu in the 28th minute of play forced Old Boys's goalkeeper Mihail Magheran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Mihnea Cezar came free, but Mihail Magheran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Albert Boian recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Old Boys booed when Pancota was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nechifor Oardă didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Adam Bălanescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 40 minutes, Filip Spineanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pancota's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filip Spineanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Robert Ghețea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th match minute, Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Elefterescu to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the game, Eliodor Firea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pancota's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Old Boys the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Pancota was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliodor Firea to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mugurel Mihu to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Old Boys's zone, Eliodor Firea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mihail Magheran came out of the goal and Eliodor Firea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mihail Magheran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Mihu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Mihail Magheran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Mihu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Filip Spineanu was extremely unlucky when he, in the 58th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a rather tough play, Old Boys's David Baltian got a free kick in the 59th minute. Robert Ghețea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Mihail Magheran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Old Boys's zone, Filip Spineanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mihail Magheran came out of the goal and Filip Spineanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mugurel Mihu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Eliodor Firea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Magheran having to interfere. Ştefan Pârlog who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Mihail Magheran when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Eliodor Firea came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Pancota 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 Eliodor Firea couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Filip Spineanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mihail Magheran was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Mugurel Mihu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Magheran having to interfere. Mihail Magheran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Spineanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Eliodor Firea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Magheran having to interfere. If Eliodor Firea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filip Spineanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihail Magheran having to interfere. The Old Boys players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.