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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. Tudor Sârban started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Victor Hoancă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gelu Doloman was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. If Vali Albu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vali Albu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gelu Doloman firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Victor Hoancă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gelu Doloman was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Victor Hoancă was extremely unlucky when he, in the 19th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Codrin Penaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Popoacă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Tudor Sârban ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Codrin Penaru was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The long shot by Claudiu Stelian in the 27th minute really tested Gelu Doloman's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Cirtea's Tudor Sârban got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Șerban Bucataru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vali Albu hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Gelu Doloman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Hoancă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tudor Sârban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Codrin Penaru having to interfere. After 58 minutes, Valer Dobrițoiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cirtea and the Borussia Dortmund players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund booed when Cirtea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valer Dobrițoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Lucănescu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 59th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vali Albu in the 62nd minute of play forced Cirtea's goalkeeper Gelu Doloman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Codrin Penaru had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cosmin Popoacă. Vali Albu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th minute, Alexandru Papadima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Victor Hoancă managed to get in a good position for a shot. Borussia Dortmund's supporters rose to their feet, but Victor Hoancă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gelu Doloman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victor Hoancă scored 1-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gelu Doloman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tudor Sârban might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Codrin Penaru. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tudor Sârban ran back to his position shaking his head. 86 minutes into the match, Borussia Dortmund's goal looked a bit too open when Tudor Sârban came free, but Codrin Penaru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Borussia Dortmund's Nicodim Almăgean got a free kick in the 87th minute. Borussia Dortmund's Codrin Penaru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tudor Sârban in the 89th minute of play. If Cosmin Popoacă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tudor Sârban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Borussia Dortmund supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cirtea's performance. The match ended with a win for Cirtea.