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St Jakob-Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in FC Bazel's zone, Aristide Novacovici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Povară came out of the goal and Aristide Novacovici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bazel's zone, Aron Popoacă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Povară came out of the goal and Aron Popoacă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denis Povară showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristide Novacovici in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Popoacă in the 16th minute of play forced FC Bazel's goalkeeper Denis Povară to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Povară showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aristide Novacovici in the 19th minute of the match. Aron Popoacă might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Denis Povară. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aron Popoacă ran back to his position shaking his head. Aron Popoacă 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. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bazel's goalkeeper Denis Povară, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aristide Novacovici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Denis Povară tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Aristide Novacovici had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aristide Novacovici fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Povară having to interfere. Aron Popoacă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Povară having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teodor Ţintea to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Aristide Novacovici 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. Manuel Balaban hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristinel Avădanei in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Papadache saved Fargosth from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Șerban Arsenescu during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some careless play in the Fargosth defense, Teodor Ţintea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristian Papadache. The Fargosth fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristian Papadache should have stopped the shot. If Teodor Ţintea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aristide Novacovici got free with Denis Povară in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aristide Novacovici received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Denis Povară tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aristide Novacovici recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute, Aron Popoacă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fargosth fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Aristide Novacovici recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bazel's zone, Aristide Novacovici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Povară came out of the goal and Aristide Novacovici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fargosth were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.