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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Minerul Baita -MM-'s Allan Shearer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Samuel Hall suffered a sore thigh after 2 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Niculae Şantău hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. If Mădălin Cangeopol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nistor Maghiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mădălin Cangeopol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Octav Albescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Hațegan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Allan Shearer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Panait Hațegan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Panait Hațegan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niculae Şantău in the 23rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Panait Hațegan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Panait Hațegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niculae Şantău in the 24th minute of the match. Nistor Maghiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mădălin Cangeopol in the 30th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Panait Hațegan threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ciprian Alexe, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 36th minute Adrian Mutu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Maghiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nistor Maghiar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mădălin Cangeopol went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Panait Hațegan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niculae Şantău, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s Ovidiu Șişman got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half Tractorul Satulung -MM- were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adrian Mutu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Minerul Baita -MM-'s Felix Ferenț made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Panait Hațegan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Mădălin Cangeopol got free with Nistor Maghiar in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Minerul Baita -MM-'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Mădălin Cangeopol scored to the left of an out of position Nistor Maghiar, making the score, 3-4. In the 78th minute Adrian Mutu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Maghiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mădălin Cangeopol got free with Nistor Maghiar in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niculae Şantău in the 81st minute of play forced Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s goalkeeper Panait Hațegan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panait Hațegan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niculae Şantău, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience was convinced that Qiu Wei Ting's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Panait Hațegan was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Qiu Wei Ting was slow to take the kick. During this time Minerul Baita -MM-'s players had a chance to rest. Minerul Baita -MM-'s Qiu Wei Ting was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Panait Hațegan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 95 minutes into the match, Minerul Baita -MM-'s goalkeeper Nistor Maghiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mădălin Cangeopol. Mugur Cenușă made a great header on Tractorul Satulung -MM-'s corner, it was just that Minerul Baita -MM-'s Nistor Maghiar managed to reach the ball for a save. The Tractorul Satulung -MM- supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Tractorul Satulung -MM- would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.