LA BOMBONERA
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750,
Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Generoso Suarez took the kick off in the first half of the match. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Tudor Bărbânță looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 14 minutes into the game, Emanuel Finteșteanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Javier Ereinotz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 19 played minutes FC UNIREA Alba Iulia got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Casian. 23 minutes into the match, the xeneise dream team's goal looked a bit too open when Gigi Câmpeanu came free, but Javier Ereinotz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26thth minute of the game Tudor Bărbânță who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but the xeneise dream team's Javier Ereinotz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Rik in the 32nd minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Iulian Bucurescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Generoso Suarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Iulian Bucurescu made a huge save. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Emanuel Finteșteanu got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alin Agud 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, the xeneise dream team's Esteve Ignado got a free kick in the 44th minute. Gigi Câmpeanu took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Javier Ereinotz. Javier Ereinotz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tudor Bărbânță made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaias Ubarna in the 52nd minute of play forced FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goalkeeper Iulian Bucurescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's goal looked a bit too open when Generoso Suarez came free, but Iulian Bucurescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 56 played minutes FC UNIREA Alba Iulia got a freekick which was hit by Alin Agud. A collision led to FC UNIREA Alba Iulia getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Gigi Câmpeanu hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's zone, Elvio Rik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iulian Bucurescu came out of the goal and Elvio Rik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Cristian Casian fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's protests and gave Cristian Casian a yellow card for diving instead. Cristian Casian hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 65 minutes into the match, Elvio Rik notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Iulian Bucurescu. Iulian Bucurescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iulian Bucurescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Rik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iulian Bucurescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Generoso Suarez in the 77th minute of the match. Iulian Bucurescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Rik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 79 minutes of play FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's Cristian Casian was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 80th match minute, FC UNIREA Alba Iulia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Casian to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Roman Loren in the 81st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Iulian Bucurescu's left hand side. After 83 minutes of play the xeneise dream team's Esteve Ignado was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, the xeneise dream team's Esteve Ignado got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Mihai Odobescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC UNIREA Alba Iulia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mihai Odobescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 90 minutes into the game, one of FC UNIREA Alba Iulia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Javier Ereinotz successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Julian Santana kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Mihai Odobescu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 99th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Javier Ereinotz. the xeneise dream team's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The FC UNIREA Alba Iulia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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