League

Dan Păltinișanu
Spectators: 7065 (Terracing: 5150, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) In the 3rd match minute, Copalnic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codruț Cînu to maneuver through the defense. Timisoara 1921's Codrin Zburlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codruț Cînu in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Ovidiu Boteanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Codrin Zburlea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Codrin Zburlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Benga, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Valentin Chiriță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 minutes, Cristi Enciu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Copalnic and the Timisoara 1921 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Copalnic's Cristi Enciu got a free kick in the 14th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Ovidiu Nenițescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 23 minutes into the match, Timisoara 1921's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Timaru came free, but Codrin Zburlea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timisoara 1921's Codrin Zburlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidiu Boteanu in the 25th minute of play. With a little luck, Copalnic's Ovidiu Nenițescu got control of the ball when Costel Muscă tried to sneak it across the goal line. Copalnic's Ovidiu Nenițescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Chiriță in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Damian Benga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Codrin Zburlea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Benga in the 32nd minute of play forced Timisoara 1921's goalkeeper Codrin Zburlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-3 became the score in the 39th minute when Ovidiu Boteanu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Timisoara 1921's Codrin Zburlea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Benga in the 42nd minute of play. Grigore Răducu's late challenge caught a Timisoara 1921's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Grigore Răducu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Copalnic's Grigore Răducu got a free kick in the 46th minute. The Timisoara 1921 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Copalnic were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Ovidiu Boteanu made the kick off in the second half. Codrin Zburlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidiu Boteanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Codruț Cînu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Codrin Zburlea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidiu Boteanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Costel Muscă took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ovidiu Nenițescu. Ovidiu Nenițescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. With a little luck, Timisoara 1921's Codrin Zburlea got control of the ball when Damian Benga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Codrin Zburlea was a little too slow when Iosif Timaru got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 1-4. Ovidiu Boteanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Codrin Zburlea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 69 minutes, Codrin Zburlea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 70th play minutes Iosif Timaru shot 1-5, a short shot which went by Codrin Zburlea and just under the crossbar into goal. Ovidiu Nenițescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costel Muscă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ovidiu Boteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Boteanu in the 81st minute of play forced Timisoara 1921's goalkeeper Codrin Zburlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd match minute, Timisoara 1921 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stelian Iorga to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Benga got free with Codrin Zburlea in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Damian Benga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Copalnic's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Benga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Codrin Zburlea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidiu Boteanu in the 91st minute of play forced Timisoara 1921's goalkeeper Codrin Zburlea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Cristi Enciu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codrin Zburlea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Copalnic's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.