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PAOLO FICATUS 1961
Spectators: 7289 (Terracing: 5579, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 0) An unexpected shot in the 3rd minute by Arrigo Ferretti got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Unirea AS's Petre Tilincă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Melinte in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Avram Sorin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Petre Tilincă was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Răzvan Ciociu. Șerban Nedelea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergiu Gane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th minute, Arrigo Ferretti 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 34 minutes into the game, when Huang Nan Feng put in a rough tackle. 34 minutes into the game, one of FICATII FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Unirea AS a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Avram Sorin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FICATII FC's Șerban Nedelea. 0-1. After having played for 39 minutes, Emanuel Melinte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FICATII FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Melinte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emanuel Melinte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Melinte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petre Tilincă having to interfere. FICATII FC's Emanuel Melinte got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FICATII FC's Șerban Nedelea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergiu Gane in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Manole Neagoe made the kick off in the second half. Șerban Nedelea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sergiu Gane in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, FICATII FC's Emanuel Melinte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Petre Tilincă narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Petre Tilincă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Melinte's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Mădălin Spiru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stelian Izbașa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 64 minutes, Ahmid Harel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FICATII FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmid Harel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emanuel Melinte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Petre Tilincă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FICATII FC's Șerban Nedelea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Neagoe in the 68th minute of play. When Mircea Pască fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Unirea AS's protests and gave Mircea Pască a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Unirea AS's Mircea Pască got a free kick in the 71st minute. A collision led to FICATII FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Stelian Izbașa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Melinte in the 78th minute of play forced Unirea AS's goalkeeper Petre Tilincă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petre Tilincă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Melinte, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Wincenty Gmoch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petre Tilincă having to interfere. Șerban Nedelea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Neagoe, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. If Ahmid Harel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuel Melinte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petre Tilincă having to interfere. Emanuel Melinte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Melinte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FICATII FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.