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jiul&co
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Martin Marinică took the kick off in the first half of the match. Selçuk Veli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Oprișor in the 5th minute of play. Pompiliu Enișteanu took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mihai Ailenei. Mihai Ailenei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Martin Marinică could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Mihai Ailenei made a huge save. Mihail Brezeanu hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Martin Marinică in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mihai Ailenei, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 24 minutes into the game, Laurențiu Zafiu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Selçuk Veli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as JIUL&CO's Dinu Topală slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mihai Ailenei. That made the score 2-1 after 31 minutes of play. Mihai Ailenei made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Martin Marinică sent off a good shot on target. Martin Marinică's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Mihai Ailenei skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Martin Marinică took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mihai Ailenei. Mihai Ailenei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Mihai Ailenei made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Martin Marinică sent off a good shot on target. In the 44th minute Pompiliu Enișteanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Ailenei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Romeo Oprișor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

After a defensive mix-up in JIUL&CO's zone, Laurențiu Zafiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Selçuk Veli came out of the goal and Laurențiu Zafiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 53rd match minute, JIUL&CO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ionică Sădeanu to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Laurențiu Zafiu put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Selçuk Veli. Dinu Topală took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mihai Ailenei. Mihai Ailenei dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Marinică in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mihai Ailenei saved Red White Flame from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Enișteanu in the 64th minute of play forced Red White Flame's goalkeeper Mihai Ailenei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mihai Ailenei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Marinică, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Red White Flame getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Romeo Oprișor hit a great ball. When Ion Olteanu came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Red White Flame 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 Ion Olteanu couldn't finish the play. Mihai Ailenei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinu Topală in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Red White Flame's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Marinică came free, but Mihai Ailenei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Martin Marinică managed to get in a good position for a shot. JIUL&CO's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Marinică was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mihai Ailenei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. JIUL&CO's Selçuk Veli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save JIUL&CO from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute Romeo Oprișor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selçuk Veli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ion Olteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Martin Marinică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Mihail Brezeanu suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Prospero Martino charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Prospero Martino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th match minute, JIUL&CO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prospero Martino to maneuver through the defense. Laurențiu Zafiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Selçuk Veli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute Martin Marinică shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mihai Ailenei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Red White Flame's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.