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Zorila
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marius Jucu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Demetrio Urbani in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilian Grigore saved Zorila AFC from getting behind. Nistor Oltean scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilian Grigore, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Corneliu Oardă was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Marius Jucu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marius Jucu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mihail Stroie during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th minute, Mihail Stroie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacek Pilsudski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Corneliu Oardă got control of the ball when Marco Mergildo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zorila AFC were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Flavius Mâinea took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Jacek Pilsudski heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Liviu Andreis kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 25 played minutes ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Nastac. After 32 minutes of play, ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Bogdan Juverdeanu made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilian Grigore was left in no man's land by his defense there! Corneliu Oardă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Jucu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corneliu Oardă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavius Mâinea, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Pilsudski in the 41st minute of play forced ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's goalkeeper Corneliu Oardă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marius Jucu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Corneliu Oardă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match Zorila AFC got a corner. ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Flavius Mâinea ran over to the corner to take the kick. Flavius Mâinea made a great header on Zorila AFC's corner, it was just that ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Corneliu Oardă managed to reach the ball for a save. After the first half ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Cristinel Stoian was substituted for Mihail Stroie. The wind increased when Demetrio Urbani made the kick off in the second half. Marco Mergildo charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Mergildo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Zorila AFC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Marco Mergildo hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's Nistor Oltean ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emilian Grigore. Emilian Grigore yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Emilian Grigore made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciprian Agulescu in the 58th minute. Zorila AFC's Emilian Grigore proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Zorila AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute Marius Jucu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Oardă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilian Grigore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nistor Oltean in the 69th minute of the match. Demetrio Urbani took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emilian Grigore. Emilian Grigore dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-6. ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita made a substitution. Jaime da Silva replaced Nistor Oltean. Jaime da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Corneliu Oardă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavius Mâinea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Mâinea in the 78th minute of play forced ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita's goalkeeper Corneliu Oardă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Marco Mergildo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 80 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Zorila AFC's Marco Mergildo got a free kick in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Demetrio Urbani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilian Grigore. Zorila AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Demetrio Urbani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-7. Răzvan Gâgea kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Jacek Pilsudski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-7. Corneliu Oardă was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marius Jucu might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Corneliu Oardă. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marius Jucu ran back to his position shaking his head. Flavius Mâinea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Corneliu Oardă having to interfere. Zorila AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 98th minute, when Jaime da Silva scored to the left of an out of position Emilian Grigore, making the score, 2-8. The ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrita 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.