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Podenii
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niccolo Ciobica took the kick off in the first half of the match. Podenii's Ion Gogu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Lupoaia in the 5th minute of play. Niccolo Ciobica could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Codrin Dăscălescu made a huge save. After having played for 8 minutes, Gigi Barbăneagră managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Podenii's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gigi Barbăneagră was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 14 minutes in the game, Gigi Barbăneagră fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Codrin Dăscălescu having to interfere. Niccolo Ciobica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Codrin Dăscălescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ion Gogu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vintilă Aluculesei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Inginerul Baia Mare FC's zone, Gigi Barbăneagră stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Codrin Dăscălescu came out of the goal and Gigi Barbăneagră tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Inginerul Baia Mare FC were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Podenii's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fabian Iulian took the corner. Inginerul Baia Mare FC's Valentin Boștină was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ion Gogu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Gigi Barbăneagră sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gigi Barbăneagră in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Codrin Dăscălescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 32nd minute, Gigi Barbăneagră got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 34th minute, Fabian Iulian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Inginerul Baia Mare FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Podenii:s goal. Inginerul Baia Mare FC:s Codrin Dăscălescu showed great skill when he stopped Ovidiu Dragalina:s penalty. If Gigi Barbăneagră had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 44th minute of the match Vintilă Aluculesei completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vintilă Aluculesei a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 45 played minutes Inginerul Baia Mare FC got a freekick which was hit by Vintilă Aluculesei.

Victor Lupoaia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Iacob Aluculesei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ion Gogu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iacob Aluculesei in the 57th minute. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Emanuel Cimpoieru sped through Podenii's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ion Gogu. Ion Gogu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Lupoaia, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Emanuel Cimpoieru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gigi Barbăneagră received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Codrin Dăscălescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Niccolo Ciobica fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Codrin Dăscălescu having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Inginerul Baia Mare FC's zone, Gigi Barbăneagră stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Codrin Dăscălescu came out of the goal and Gigi Barbăneagră tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 73 minutes into the match, Inginerul Baia Mare FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gigi Barbăneagră came free, but Codrin Dăscălescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th match minute, Inginerul Baia Mare FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Lupoaia to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Cimpoieru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ion Gogu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Ion Gogu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Lupoaia, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Ion Gogu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Iacob Aluculesei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Ion Gogu made a huge save. In the 89th minute of the match, Iacob Aluculesei got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ion Gogu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Gigi Barbăneagră had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Codrin Dăscălescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doru Spiru, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.