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Rilvan Arena
Spectators: 7119 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cezar Uncuţă started the match with the kick off. Cezar Uncuţă could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Gelu Stafie made a huge save. When Blehanii's Gelu Arapașu in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC RILVAN's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, FC RILVAN's Sergiu Zgaroi got a free kick in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Blehanii's Viorel Mateescu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eduard Paulică made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Sebastian Deliman notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC RILVAN's Eduard Paulică. Eduard Paulică was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Blehanii's Viorel Mateescu got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Blehanii's Viorel Mateescu in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC RILVAN's goalie prevented a goal. In the 31st minute, Gelu Arapașu made a precise shot to the right of Eduard Paulică. FC RILVAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Cezar Uncuţă succeeded in the game's 43rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. After some careless play in the FC RILVAN defense, Narcis Bocu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eduard Paulică. The FC RILVAN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eduard Paulică should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Eduard Paulică showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Deliman, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Gelu Arapașu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eduard Paulică firmly grabbed it by the left post. When FC RILVAN's Cezar Uncuţă in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Blehanii's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cezar Uncuţă in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gelu Stafie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sebastian Deliman kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Blehanii's zone, Ion Popeangă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gelu Stafie came out of the goal and Ion Popeangă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gelu Stafie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cezar Uncuţă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65thth minute of the game Cezar Uncuţă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blehanii's Gelu Stafie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Cezar Frumușanu 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cezar Uncuţă in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gelu Stafie saved Blehanii from getting behind. Narcis Bocu's late challenge caught a FC RILVAN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narcis Bocu helped the player get up and apologised. After 71 played minutes Blehanii got a freekick which was hit by Narcis Bocu. After a defensive mix-up in Blehanii's zone, Cezar Uncuţă stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gelu Stafie came out of the goal and Cezar Uncuţă tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Cezar Frumușanu came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the FC RILVAN 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 Cezar Frumușanu couldn't finish the play. In the 76th minute, Sebastian Deliman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cezar Uncuţă in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gelu Stafie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Viorel Mateescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduard Paulică having to interfere. FC RILVAN's Eduard Paulică proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save FC RILVAN from getting a goal against them. Gelu Stafie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Popeangă in the 83rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cezar Uncuţă in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gelu Stafie saved Blehanii from getting behind. Eduard Paulică didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Narcis Bocu went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute, Manole Lucan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Cezar Uncuţă managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC RILVAN's supporters rose to their feet, but Cezar Uncuţă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gelu Stafie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cezar Uncuţă in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gelu Stafie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Blehanii supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Blehanii would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.