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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Augustin Oprișor started the match with the kick off. Iulian Urducea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Oprișor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Ghiorman came free, but Iulian Urducea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steaua Bucuresti's Iulian Urducea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augustin Oprișor in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Mihnea Hăulică ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iulian Urducea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Iulian Urducea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mihnea Hăulică went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luca Colin hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Cătălin Pancu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurel Ciocoiu went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Aurel Ciocoiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cătălin Pancu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Ciocoiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cătălin Pancu made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Iordache Bujor sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, CFR Cluj MZ's Octav David got a free kick in the 29th minute. Horaţiu Lovinescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Cătălin Pancu made a huge save. After 31 played minutes CFR Cluj MZ got a freekick which was hit by Eric Ghiorman. Iulian Urducea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Ghiorman in the 33rd minute of the match. When CFR Cluj MZ's Augustin Oprișor in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Steaua Bucuresti's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Ciocoiu in the 38th minute of play forced CFR Cluj MZ's goalkeeper Cătălin Pancu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CFR Cluj MZ! In the 48th minute, Steaua Bucuresti's Aurel Ciocoiu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cătălin Pancu. Cătălin Pancu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2.

Cătălin Pancu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordache Bujor, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurel Ciocoiu in the 61st minute of play forced CFR Cluj MZ's goalkeeper Cătălin Pancu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vlad Stroie kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Cătălin Pancu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurel Ciocoiu in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Eric Ghiorman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Steaua Bucuresti's Horaţiu Lovinescu got a free kick in the 76th minute. Lucian Achifoaiei was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 78 minutes into the match. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Steaua Bucuresti! Iordache Bujor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iulian Urducea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augustin Oprișor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute Gigi Donecea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iulian Urducea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 92 minutes, Vali Buceceanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CFR Cluj MZ and the Steaua Bucuresti players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vali Buceceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. 99 minutes into the match, Steaua Bucuresti's goalkeeper Iulian Urducea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eric Ghiorman. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.