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Saulita
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 153) Saulita's Emilian Hagi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sorin Mihoc made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Marcu Moisescu sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the match, Saulita's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Baran came free, but Iurie Moșneanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cătălin Mușat in the 7th minute of play forced Saulita's goalkeeper Iurie Moșneanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Laurențiu Iacobeanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saulita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc the free kick. Saulita were furious when Dorel Puișoru was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Saulita fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Saulita defense, Emanuel Baran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iurie Moșneanu. The Saulita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iurie Moșneanu should have stopped the shot. After 21 played minutes Saulita got a freekick which was hit by Marcu Moisescu. After some careless play in the Saulita defense, Mugur Atanasiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iurie Moșneanu. The Saulita fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iurie Moșneanu should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the game, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's Emanuel Baran nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iurie Moșneanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 30 minutes into the match, Saulita's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolae Tomescu came free, but Iurie Moșneanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Radu Alucai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iurie Moșneanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcu Sandu in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Emanuel Baran notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Saulita's Iurie Moșneanu. Iurie Moșneanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Iurie Moșneanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cătălin Mușat in the 44th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Saulita's Traian Stoicescu got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Iurie Moșneanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Baran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Marcu Sandu took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Iurie Moșneanu to make any attempt to save it. In the 60th minute, Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's Emanuel Baran ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iurie Moșneanu. Iurie Moșneanu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. Iurie Moșneanu came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc's Cătălin Mușat. But to his dismay, Cătălin Mușat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mugur Atanasiu got free with Iurie Moșneanu in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Iurie Moșneanu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcu Sandu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 69 minute of play. Radu Alucai took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sorin Mihoc. Sorin Mihoc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-10. Răzvan Vasilică charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Răzvan Vasilică the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 79th minute, Răzvan Vasilică hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Marcu Sandu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-11. Radu Alucai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saulita's Iurie Moșneanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Baran in the 95th minute of play. Sport Club Miercurea Ciuc played a much better game than Saulita and deserved their victory. The Saulita players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.