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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodor Floreanu started the match with the kick off. Sergiu Mischie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucian Tarcea having to interfere. Isac Orășan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Fărcășan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mandruloc UFC were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after FC Stiinta's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gabriel Fărcășan took the corner. Gabriel Fărcășan made a great header on Mandruloc UFC's corner, it was just that FC Stiinta's Isac Orășan managed to reach the ball for a save. If Adrian Zdrăilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cornel Stoiciu might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucian Tarcea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cornel Stoiciu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 19th minute Teodor Floreanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucian Tarcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Ghimiș fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucian Tarcea having to interfere. Teodor Floreanu's late challenge caught a Mandruloc UFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teodor Floreanu helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Sandu Buznea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isac Orășan was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sandu Buznea in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isac Orășan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute, Teodor Floreanu 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. Sergiu Mischie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucian Tarcea having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petruț Sărăroiu in the 37th minute of play forced FC Stiinta's goalkeeper Isac Orășan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucian Tarcea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Floreanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the game, FC Stiinta's Sergiu Mischie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucian Tarcea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sandu Buznea to make the kick off. The supporters of Mandruloc UFC booed when FC Stiinta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alin Bulgar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Stiinta's goalkeeper Isac Orășan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lucian Tarcea didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Stiinta's Teodor Floreanu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Zdrăilă in the 61st minute of play forced FC Stiinta's goalkeeper Isac Orășan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Mandruloc UFC booed when FC Stiinta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornel Stoiciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Stiinta getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Cornel Stoiciu hit a great ball. Șerban Zbereanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Șerban Zbereanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Isac Orășan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Ghimiș's late challenge caught a Mandruloc UFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Ghimiș helped the player get up and apologised. Daniel Ghimiș kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Isac Orășan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Zdrăilă in the 83rd minute. When Cornel Stoiciu fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Stiinta's protests and gave Cornel Stoiciu a yellow card for diving instead. Cornel Stoiciu hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Șerban Zbereanu came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Mandruloc UFC 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 Șerban Zbereanu couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute, Gabriel Fărcășan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sandu Buznea struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Isac Orășan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mandruloc UFC. When the referee blew the final whistle, FC Stiinta could leave the field as winners, despite Mandruloc UFC having more of the ball for most of the match.