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Wulturu-Botirlau FC
Spectators: 7268 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luca Horea kicked off to start the match. After 5 minutes of play, FC Retezatul Hateg's Luca Horea made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teodor Zăvoiu was left in no man's land by his defense there! F.C. Vulturu.'s Eduardo Rivero got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luca Pacuraru hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. When Petru Milea came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the F.C. Vulturu. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Petru Milea couldn't finish the play. Eduardo Rivero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nae Tadici having to interfere. In the 31st match minute, FC Retezatul Hateg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristide Brânzeu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Horea in the 40th minute of play forced F.C. Vulturu.'s goalkeeper Teodor Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teodor Zăvoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Pacuraru in the 42nd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Petru Milea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Nae Tadici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Mircea Tănasă managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. Vulturu.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Mircea Tănasă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nae Tadici breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When F.C. Vulturu.'s Petru Milea in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Retezatul Hateg's goalie prevented a goal. Isac Udup lost his temper 59 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 58 minutes into the game, one of F.C. Vulturu.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Teodor Zăvoiu went to the wrong direction when Ioan Perișoară was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Luca Horea charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luca Horea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of F.C. Vulturu. booed when FC Retezatul Hateg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luca Horea didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teodor Zăvoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Horea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nae Tadici stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petru Milea's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. The supporters of F.C. Vulturu. booed when FC Retezatul Hateg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aristide Brânzeu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nae Tadici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costică Lupșoiu in the 76th minute of play. Teodor Zăvoiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Horea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teodor Zăvoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Pantilimon in the 82nd minute of the match. Teodor Zăvoiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Pantilimon in the 92nd minute of the match. Petru Milea struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Nae Tadici didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. Vulturu.. Mircea Tănasă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Nae Tadici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Petru Milea managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. Vulturu.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Petru Milea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nae Tadici breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The F.C. Vulturu. supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching FC Retezatul Hateg's performance. The match ended with a win for FC Retezatul Hateg.