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Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Ilie Mihele started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND were furious when Romeo Alucusan was red carded, 6 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's Romeo Alucusan got a free kick in the 6th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Valer Crăciun managed to get in a good position for a shot. MANCHESTER CITY's supporters rose to their feet, but Valer Crăciun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iurie Eftimescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silviu Zamfir's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcel Uncheşelu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Marcel Uncheşelu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silviu Zamfir, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After having played for 13 minutes, Silviu Zamfir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silviu Zamfir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's Iurie Eftimescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valer Crăciun in the 18th minute of play. When Moise Păvăloae came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND 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 Moise Păvăloae couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in MANCHESTER CITY's zone, Silviu Zamfir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Uncheşelu came out of the goal and Silviu Zamfir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Mihele in the 31st minute of play forced BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's goalkeeper Iurie Eftimescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Moise Păvăloae had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silviu Zamfir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Marcel Uncheşelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 37 minutes, Silviu Zamfir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silviu Zamfir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Silviu Zamfir managed to get in a good position for a shot. BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's supporters rose to their feet, but Silviu Zamfir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Uncheşelu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Silviu Zamfir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in MANCHESTER CITY's zone, Silviu Zamfir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Uncheşelu came out of the goal and Silviu Zamfir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND booed when MANCHESTER CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilie Mihele didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silviu Zamfir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. MANCHESTER CITY's Marcel Uncheşelu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moise Păvăloae in the 56th minute of play. After 57 minutes of play, MANCHESTER CITY's Ilie Mihele made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iurie Eftimescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the MANCHESTER CITY defense, Silviu Zamfir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcel Uncheşelu. The MANCHESTER CITY fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcel Uncheşelu should have stopped the shot. When Silviu Zamfir came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND 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 Silviu Zamfir couldn't finish the play. BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's Iurie Eftimescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marius Papadima in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of MANCHESTER CITY booed when BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Moise Păvăloae recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Mihele in the 82nd minute of play forced BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND's goalkeeper Iurie Eftimescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Călin Amarandei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iurie Eftimescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silviu Zamfir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Uncheşelu having to interfere. 87 minutes into the game, Ilie Mihele cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Iurie Eftimescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. BORUSSIA BVB DORTMUND were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.