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Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Iulian Pietreanu made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baldomiro Txindoki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 6 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's Bozhil Vaptzarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Baldomiro Txindoki narrowly saved just below the crossbar. U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iulian Pietreanu in the 8th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bozhil Vaptzarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomiro Txindoki was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baldomiro Txindoki prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The throw-in from Zenon Galagan in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U.D. Mancini's Rudolf Esken. Baldomiro Txindoki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bozhil Vaptzarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the game, Bozhil Vaptzarov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Baldomiro Txindoki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 26th minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov 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. 31 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goal looked a bit too open when Bozhil Vaptzarov came free, but Baldomiro Txindoki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kadir Celilay in the 32nd minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Baldomiro Txindoki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilson Arósio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Gonsalve Flores made a huge save. 38 minutes into the match, Bozhil Vaptzarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baldomiro Txindoki. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bozhil Vaptzarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Bozhil Vaptzarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 40th minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Baldomiro Txindoki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bozhil Vaptzarov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomiro Txindoki having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Bozhil Vaptzarov put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Baldomiro Txindoki. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bozhil Vaptzarov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Baldomiro Txindoki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov. U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iulian Pietreanu in the 57th minute of play. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bozhil Vaptzarov was slow to take the kick. During this time U.D. Mancini's players had a chance to rest. U.D. Mancini's Nemesio Quiroga was substituted for Brion Macia. A collision led to U.D. Mancini getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Kadir Celilay hit a great ball. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Henrik Larsson replaced Amadeo Ziguenza. In the 69th minute, Kadir Celilay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 played minutes, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Nicolae Ungureanu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC UNIREA Alba Iulia reached it. Bozhil Vaptzarov struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Baldomiro Txindoki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U.D. Mancini. 77 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goal looked a bit too open when Bozhil Vaptzarov came free, but Baldomiro Txindoki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U.D. Mancini booed when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zenon Galagan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Bozhil Vaptzarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomiro Txindoki was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. U.D. Mancini's Bozhil Vaptzarov got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iulian Pietreanu in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goal looked a bit too open when Bozhil Vaptzarov came free, but Baldomiro Txindoki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on U.D. Mancini's corner Bozhil Vaptzarov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Baldomiro Txindoki quite easily take care of the ball. U.D. Mancini's Bozhil Vaptzarov got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over U.D. Mancini could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC UNIREA Alba Iulia throughout the match.