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Spectators: 443 (Terracing: 333, Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) After a defensive mix-up in Minerul Baita -MM-'s zone, Iulian Gheorghe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelian Vârlan came out of the goal and Iulian Gheorghe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Petrică Bulă got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Gigel Bălan got a free kick in the 7th minute. Sorin Elian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosmin Bobeica, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cornel Mihai in the 11th minute of play forced ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s goalkeeper Sorin Elian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Sorin Elian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornel Mihai in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute Cosmin Bobeica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sorin Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Mihnea Aristide suffered a concussion after 18 minutes and had to leave the field. When Eliodor Păstrăv fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s protests and gave Eliodor Păstrăv a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Eliodor Păstrăv hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Anton Savin was substituted for Mihnea Aristide. The supporters of Minerul Baita -MM- booed when ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliodor Păstrăv didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sorin Elian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cornel Mihai, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Cornel Mihai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sorin Elian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iulian Gheorghe got free with Aurelian Vârlan in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sorin Elian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Grozuță, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. When Iulian Gheorghe came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™ 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 Iulian Gheorghe couldn't finish the play. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Cosmin Bobeica got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuel Molodețiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Gică Aldulescu got a free kick in the 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Sorin Elian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Bobeica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Cornel Mihai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minerul Baita -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Maxim Grecescu hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes Minerul Baita -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Frank Miner. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Aurelian Vârlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliodor Păstrăv in the 64th minute of play. Minerul Baita -MM-:s Aurelian Vârlan showed great skill when he stopped Emanuel Molodețiu:s penalty. After a rather tough play, ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Francisc Savu got a free kick in the 71st minute. Francisc Savu kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Ionuț Baran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minerul Baita -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Emanuel Molodețiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelian Vârlan having to interfere. If Emanuel Molodețiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Miner during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. ⚽️FC CRYSTYAN ACADEMY⚽️ ™'s Ivan Suşu was substituted for Tiberiu Măgureanu. A collision led to Minerul Baita -MM- getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Frank Miner hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Iulian Gheorghe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelian Vârlan was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Minerul Baita -MM-'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.