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Zalau
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iulian Taşcău started the match with the kick off. Sebastian Chifan lost his temper 3 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 3 minutes into the game, one of FC Grove Street:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. C.s.s. Zalau's Emil Bogatu got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. C.s.s. Zalau's Iulian Taşcău got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Mugurel Cerchez managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when C.s.s. Zalau's Iulian Taşcău fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emil Bogatu in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mugurel Cerchez saved FC Grove Street from getting behind. FC Grove Street's Mugurel Cerchez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save FC Grove Street from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute Emil Bogatu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugurel Cerchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mugurel Cerchez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iulian Taşcău in the 28th minute. After a rather tough play, C.s.s. Zalau's Ahmet Korcan Oykan got a free kick in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, FC Grove Street's goalkeeper Mugurel Cerchez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iulian Taşcău. Mugurel Cerchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Bogatu in the 34th minute of the match. If Emil Bogatu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emil Bogatu in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mugurel Cerchez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Iulian Taşcău could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Mugurel Cerchez made a huge save. The supporters of C.s.s. Zalau booed when FC Grove Street was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiberiu Almăgean didn't get a good kick on the ball. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Grove Street's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ciprian Ailioaiei was slow to take the kick. During this time C.s.s. Zalau's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Ciprian Ailioaiei almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Grove Street's Mugurel Cerchez did a great save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tudor Nae stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Emil Bogatu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the game, Petre Chiriloaie was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Grove Street's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.s.s. Zalau the free kick. Petre Chiriloaie kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Emil Bogatu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mugurel Cerchez having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iulian Taşcău in the 63rd minute of play forced FC Grove Street's goalkeeper Mugurel Cerchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd match minute, FC Grove Street was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Almăgean to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iulian Taşcău in the 68th minute of play forced FC Grove Street's goalkeeper Mugurel Cerchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Iulian Taşcău cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Mugurel Cerchez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 75 minutes into the match, Emil Bogatu notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of FC Grove Street's Mugurel Cerchez. Mugurel Cerchez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 80 minutes into the match, Emil Bogatu notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of FC Grove Street's Mugurel Cerchez. Mugurel Cerchez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Costin Cotuțiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 89 minutes into the match, FC Grove Street's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Taşcău came free, but Mugurel Cerchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Iulian Taşcău had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mugurel Cerchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Bogatu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of FC Grove Street:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of C.s.s. Zalau:s goal. The referee gave C.s.s. Zalau a penalty, 97 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nechifor Calini, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Grove Street's Mugurel Cerchez. 5-0. C.s.s. Zalau's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.