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Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Denis Nicolae got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Narcis Dragalina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simared -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 6 minutes, Narcis Dragalina made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. FC RamonRaul's Remus Prodan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the game, Simared -MM-'s Narcis Dragalina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Remus Prodan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Remus Prodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Dragalina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ivan Stolniceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simared -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ivan Stolniceanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remus Prodan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Narcis Dragalina's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Remus Prodan was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Narcis Dragalina might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Remus Prodan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Narcis Dragalina ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narcis Dragalina in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Remus Prodan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Narcis Dragalina scored 0-5 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Remus Prodan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th match minute, FC RamonRaul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonard Pârlog to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute of the match Olimpiu Breazu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Remus Prodan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Basarab Drăgoi's late challenge caught a Simared -MM-'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Basarab Drăgoi helped the player get up and apologised. Simared -MM-'s Mihnea Manolache was substituted for Valer Tonegaru. Basarab Drăgoi kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Narcis Dragalina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Remus Prodan having to interfere. Ivan Stolniceanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Remus Prodan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Dragalina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narcis Dragalina in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Remus Prodan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 38 played minutes FC RamonRaul got a freekick which was hit by Denis Nicolae. After 41 minutes of play, Simared -MM-'s Narcis Dragalina made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Remus Prodan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 48 minutes into the match, Narcis Dragalina notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of FC RamonRaul's Remus Prodan. Remus Prodan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Simared -MM- were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

With a little luck, FC RamonRaul's Remus Prodan got control of the ball when Narcis Dragalina tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Simared -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Simared -MM-'s Narcis Dragalina looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 59 played minutes FC RamonRaul got a freekick which was hit by Basarab Dicu. In the 60th minute of the match Olimpiu Breazu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Remus Prodan skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Narcis Dragalina in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Remus Prodan saved FC RamonRaul from getting behind. When Basarab Drăgoi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 64 minutes had been played. After 68 minutes, Mugur Verzeanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC RamonRaul and the Simared -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the FC RamonRaul defense, Narcis Dragalina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Remus Prodan. The FC RamonRaul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Remus Prodan should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute, Mugur Verzeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Gheorghe Şerbănoiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simared -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Gheorghe Şerbănoiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remus Prodan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Simared -MM- made a substitution. Matei Humă replaced Alex Purcaru. When Narcis Dragalina came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Simared -MM- 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 Narcis Dragalina couldn't finish the play. Simared -MM- made a substitution. Eric Arghirescu replaced Silviu Miron. The Simared -MM- fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Simared -MM-'s Narcis Dragalina looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-10 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gheorghe Şerbănoiu in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Remus Prodan saved FC RamonRaul from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Tiberiu Huștea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simared -MM-'s supporters rose to their feet, but Tiberiu Huștea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Remus Prodan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.