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Arena Baron Neuman
Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Luis Suárez made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Dobrotă in the 4th minute of play forced Olimpia Buzau's goalkeeper Ernest Gâfu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, ITA Arad's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Bornescu came free, but Marcu Zdroană reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Suárez in the 9th minute of play forced ITA Arad's goalkeeper Marcu Zdroană to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Luis Suárez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcu Zdroană saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olimpia Buzau's Ernest Gâfu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Olimpia Buzau from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute Luis Suárez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcu Zdroană saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Bornescu took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcu Zdroană. Marcu Zdroană dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Diego Cagna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Marcu Zdroană tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcu Zdroană made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Bornescu in the 19th minute of play. Ernest Gâfu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Dobrotă, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Victor Dobrotă received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ernest Gâfu came out and tried to block the shot, but Victor Dobrotă slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 25th minute. In the 31st minute, Luis Suárez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcu Zdroană was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Olimpia Buzau's Ernest Gâfu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudiu Cezar in the 35th minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, Olimpia Buzau's Manuel Bornescu made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcu Zdroană was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcu Zdroană made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Bornescu in the 40th minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Luis Suárez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcu Zdroană. ITA Arad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Suárez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. After a rather tough play, Olimpia Buzau's Manuel Bornescu got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victor Dobrotă to strike the kick off in the second half. Ernest Gâfu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Dobrotă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Bornescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcu Zdroană came out and tried to block the shot, but Manuel Bornescu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 55th minute. With a little luck, ITA Arad's Marcu Zdroană got control of the ball when Luis Suárez tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Bornescu got free with Marcu Zdroană in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Olimpia Buzau's Manuel Bornescu in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITA Arad's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Manuel Bornescu took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Marcu Zdroană to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Bornescu got free with Marcu Zdroană in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcu Zdroană made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Suárez in the 66th minute. In the 68th match minute, ITA Arad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Ipate to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes of play, ITA Arad's Claudiu Cezar made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Gâfu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 77 minutes of play, ITA Arad's Claudiu Cezar made it 3-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernest Gâfu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 85th minute, Diego Cagna made a precise shot to the right of Marcu Zdroană. ITA Arad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-7. Marcu Zdroană took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Cagna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Bornescu scored 4-8 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcu Zdroană, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 93 minutes into the match, ITA Arad's Victor Dobrotă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernest Gâfu narrowly saved just below the crossbar.