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Medvebarlang Aréna
Spectators: 8406 (Terracing: 6305, Seating: 1933, VIP seats: 168) FC Csíkszereda's Dorin Dedu 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. Cătălin Gâțea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steffen Breistein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cătălin Gâțea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Șerban Culiță in the 13th minute of the match. Dorin Dedu might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lütfi Soner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dorin Dedu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 19th minute, Hortêncio Leme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Capitala's Lütfi Soner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorin Dedu in the 23rd minute of play. A hard shot 29 in the game by Dorin Dedu from a close distance when the talented Lütfi Soner managed to make a qualified save. Capitala's players were relieved. Dragoş Horhoianu made a great header on FC Csíkszereda's corner, it was just that Capitala's Lütfi Soner managed to reach the ball for a save. Cătălin Gâțea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Renato Gaspar in the 36th minute of play. The throw-in from Petru Văduvescu in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Csíkszereda's Hortêncio Leme. In the 43rd minute of the match Mario Páez sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cătălin Gâțea skillfully saved the ball. After some careless play in the FC Csíkszereda defense, Paulo Renato Gaspar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cătălin Gâțea. The FC Csíkszereda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cătălin Gâțea should have stopped the shot. If Paulo Renato Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zorko Doro to make the kick off. Paulo Renato Gaspar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Cătălin Gâțea when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Eugen Chiriță hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute Viorel Blejan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Gâțea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dorin Dedu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Lütfi Soner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Dorin Dedu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lütfi Soner was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Dedu in the 66th minute of play forced Capitala's goalkeeper Lütfi Soner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Capitala's goal looked a bit too open when Eugen Chiriță came free, but Lütfi Soner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, FC Csíkszereda's goal looked a bit too open when Zorko Doro came free, but Cătălin Gâțea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79thth minute of the game Dorin Dedu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Capitala's Lütfi Soner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute Dorin Dedu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lütfi Soner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Capitala fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Capitala's Paulo Renato Gaspar 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 86 minutes into the game, Gelu Tănase cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Lütfi Soner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 92nd minute, Capitala's Paulo Renato Gaspar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cătălin Gâțea. Cătălin Gâțea yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3.