League

Brasovia
Spectators: 8119 (Terracing: 6091, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) Cimpina AS's Teodor Gheorghiță 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. Esteve Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Alexandre Helsens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Brașov's Manole Hanganu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Bockelund in the 15th minute of play. Manole Hanganu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Pierre-Alexandre Helsens's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Esteve Vidal skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Valeriu Jucu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Manole Hanganu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Teodor Gheorghiță ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manole Hanganu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pierre-Alexandre Helsens in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esteve Vidal saved Cimpina AS from getting behind. Manuel Marques struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Manole Hanganu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cimpina AS. Manole Hanganu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Marques in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 36th match minute, Cimpina AS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodor Gheorghiță to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Cimpina AS getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Teodor Gheorghiță hit a great ball. FC Brașov's Manole Hanganu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodor Gheorghiță in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th match minute, Cimpina AS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilian Vintilescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th match minute, FC Brașov was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Mirciu to maneuver through the defense. Manole Hanganu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Marques in the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pierre-Alexandre Helsens to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Pierre-Alexandre Helsens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Brașov fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 54 minutes, Edgar Mirciu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Brașov and the Cimpina AS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Manuel Marques could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Manole Hanganu made a huge save. Bernard Bockelund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Manole Hanganu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58thth minute of the game Teodor Gheorghiță who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Brașov's Manole Hanganu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Esteve Vidal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pierre-Alexandre Helsens's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Teodor Gheorghiță hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute Bernard Bockelund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manole Hanganu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernest Todoran in the 69th minute of play forced Cimpina AS's goalkeeper Esteve Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Brașov's Manole Hanganu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Marques in the 74th minute of play. Esteve Vidal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristobal Cresencio's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 78 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when FC Brașov's Cristobal Cresencio fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 81st minute Pierre-Alexandre Helsens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Cimpina AS's goal looked a bit too open when De-la-Cruz De la Cruz came free, but Esteve Vidal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manole Hanganu made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Valeriu Jucu sent off a good shot on target. Esteve Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from De-la-Cruz De la Cruz in the 91st minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.