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ION MOINA
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Andrei Avram started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ion Ghercioiu hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. When Cufoaia's Radu Tobă in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Universitatea Cluj's goalie prevented a goal. Emilian Comarnescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Radu Tobă's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Cufoaia's Toader Răducu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Avram in the 19th minute of play. If Toader Câmpeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrei Avram sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radu Nae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Emilian Comarnescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Calistrat Brașoveanu charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Calistrat Brașoveanu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Universitatea Cluj got a freekick which was hit by Calistrat Brașoveanu. Radu Nae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilian Comarnescu having to interfere. In the 35th minute Radu Tobă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Comarnescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 played minutes Universitatea Cluj got a freekick which was hit by Calistrat Brașoveanu. After 37 minutes, Ion Ghercioiu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Universitatea Cluj and the Cufoaia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Universitatea Cluj was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ion Ghercioiu to maneuver through the defense. Emilian Comarnescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Radu Nae's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Universitatea Cluj's zone, Radu Tobă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilian Comarnescu came out of the goal and Radu Tobă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radu Tobă to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Andrei Avram had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toader Răducu. Cufoaia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrei Avram was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Toader Răducu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrei Avram, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calistrat Brașoveanu was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Radu Nae received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Emilian Comarnescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toader Câmpeanu in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toader Răducu saved Cufoaia from getting behind. Maxim Stancu's late challenge caught a Universitatea Cluj's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maxim Stancu helped the player get up and apologised. Maxim Stancu hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. If Radu Tobă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Radu Tobă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Comarnescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute Radu Tobă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Comarnescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Radu Nae in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emilian Comarnescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Radu Tobă in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilian Comarnescu saved Universitatea Cluj from getting behind. Radu Nae came free with the goalkeeper in the 96th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Emilian Comarnescu could save by the left post.