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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Petrică Poplăcan made the kick off and thus started the match. After some careless play in the SC Ursul Brun defense, Ilie Mihele kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valentin Tudoran. The SC Ursul Brun fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valentin Tudoran should have stopped the shot. Petrică Poplăcan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcel Uncheşelu having to interfere. Valer Crăciun's late challenge caught a SC Ursul Brun's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valer Crăciun helped the player get up and apologised. Valer Crăciun kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, MANCHESTER CITY's goalkeeper Marcel Uncheşelu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alin Zgîrţa. SC Ursul Brun's Valentin Tudoran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Mihele in the 21st minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, SC Ursul Brun's Alin Zgîrţa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcel Uncheşelu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Valentin Tudoran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ilie Mihele went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, MANCHESTER CITY's Călin Amarandei got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in MANCHESTER CITY's zone, Petrică Poplăcan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Uncheşelu came out of the goal and Petrică Poplăcan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 45 minutes into the match, SC Ursul Brun's Petrică Poplăcan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcel Uncheşelu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Petrică Poplăcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Marcel Uncheşelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ilie Mihele was the one to do the kick off. Călin Amarandei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valentin Tudoran having to interfere. In the 63rd minute there was a penalty for SC Ursul Brun. Iustin Cocoș stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marcel Uncheşelu. 1-2. 69 minutes into the game, Ilie Mihele cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Valentin Tudoran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 78 played minutes MANCHESTER CITY got a freekick which was hit by Costin Dumitrachescu. MANCHESTER CITY's Marius Papadima quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mihai Maftei, made in the 81st minute of the game. In the 84th minute, Petrică Poplăcan 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. Marcel Uncheşelu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petrică Poplăcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Alin Zgîrţa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alin Zgîrţa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcel Uncheşelu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alin Zgîrţa went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The MANCHESTER CITY players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.