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Cluj Arena
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Grigore Sfetcu got the match started through his kick off. Grigore Sfetcu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugurel Cerchez having to interfere. After a rather tough play, FC Grove Street's Sebastian Chifan got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Grigore Sfetcu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Grove Street's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Panait Alamaru scored to the left of an out of position Mugurel Cerchez, making the score, 1-0. With his leg Mugurel Cerchez managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Universitatea Cluj's Grigore Sfetcu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Panait Alamaru struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Mugurel Cerchez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Universitatea Cluj. Mugurel Cerchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Haidău, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Grigore Sfetcu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grigore Sfetcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Mugurel Cerchez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Universitatea Cluj's Dan Ciuhandu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petre Chiriloaie in the 33rd minute of play. FC Grove Street's Mugurel Cerchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Maruță in the 36th minute of play. Mugurel Cerchez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Barascu went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. If Emil Stănciulaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Claudiu Haidău kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mugurel Cerchez. That made the score 3-0 in the 47 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Petre Chiriloaie to make the kick off. When Marcel Stănciulescu came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Universitatea Cluj 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 Marcel Stănciulescu couldn't finish the play. When Adrian Barascu came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Universitatea Cluj 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 Adrian Barascu couldn't finish the play. Mugurel Cerchez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grigore Sfetcu's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panait Alamaru in the 60th minute of play forced FC Grove Street's goalkeeper Mugurel Cerchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Adrian Barascu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Universitatea Cluj's supporters rose to their feet, but Adrian Barascu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mugurel Cerchez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Petre Chiriloaie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th match minute, Universitatea Cluj was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicu Stănilă to maneuver through the defense. Mugurel Cerchez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adrian Barascu went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Adrian Barascu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Claudiu Haidău came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Universitatea Cluj 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 Claudiu Haidău couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Adrian Barascu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Universitatea Cluj's supporters rose to their feet, but Adrian Barascu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mugurel Cerchez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sebastian Vâlcu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 80 minutes into the match. Dan Ciuhandu had in the 82ndth minute some difficulties stopping Avram Bădescu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The audience was convinced that Grigore Sfetcu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mugurel Cerchez was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 89 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Universitatea Cluj's Adrian Barascu fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Emil Stănciulaş kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Mugurel Cerchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Haidău in the 99th minute of play. Adrian Barascu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 100th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Universitatea Cluj fully deserved thier win.