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Balavanis ArenA
Spectators: 8528 (Terracing: 6397, Seating: 1961, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Enginalp Vacit got the match started through his kick off. Jimeno Cordeal charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jimeno Cordeal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Nimsoc TCN getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Jimeno Cordeal hit a great ball. Ştefan Şimoc kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Alf Tanner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Lobonț having to interfere. Sorin Bobocea came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Nimsoc TCN's Jimeno Cordeal. But to his dismay, Jimeno Cordeal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Balavanis's goalkeeper Sorin Bobocea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Iacob Gâțea fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nimsoc TCN's protests and gave Iacob Gâțea a yellow card for diving instead. Bogdan Lobonț showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alf Tanner, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Grigore Şoiman's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bogdan Lobonț firmly grabbed it by the left post. 32 minutes into the match, Balavanis's goal looked a bit too open when Jimeno Cordeal came free, but Sorin Bobocea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Nimsoc TCN's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigore Şoiman. Alf Tanner received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bogdan Lobonț came out and tried to block the shot, but Alf Tanner slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 37th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigore Şoiman got free with Bogdan Lobonț in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Tanner in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nimsoc TCN's Valer Herescu got a free kick in the 47th minute. 48 minutes in the game Avram Barascu got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal.

Sorin Bobocea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Cordeal in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Ferdinand Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogdan Lobonț didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ferdinand Costa went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Cordeal in the 65th minute of play forced Balavanis's goalkeeper Sorin Bobocea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alf Tanner in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Lobonț prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Balavanis's Sorin Bobocea got control of the ball when Enginalp Vacit tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Balavanis's goalkeeper Sorin Bobocea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Doru Onete had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Balavanis's Sorin Bobocea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Onete in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Gheorghe Basarab notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Nimsoc TCN's Bogdan Lobonț. Bogdan Lobonț was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alf Tanner struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Bogdan Lobonț didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balavanis. The Balavanis fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Balavanis's Alf Tanner 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 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Balavanis's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.