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Unirea
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabian Macarie got the match started through his kick off. Gigi Șerbulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Prezan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Cătălin Iriza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC UNIREA's Gigi Șerbulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Macarie in the 11th minute of play. Iordache Josan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cătălin Iriza in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC UNIREA's goalkeeper Gigi Șerbulescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gigi Șerbulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Prezan in the 29th minute of play. FC UNIREA's Gigi Șerbulescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Macarie in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Cătălin Iriza 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. In the 39th minute, Octav Holban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cătălin Iriza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Iordache Josan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th minute, FC UNIREA's Aurelian Fânaru seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aurelian Fânaru the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC UNIREA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aurelian Fânaru had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 46 minutes into the game, one of FC UNIREA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cătălin Iriza made a kick off. In the 56th minute of the match, Damian Sfetcu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gigi Șerbulescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Emilian Omescu hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC UNIREA's zone, Octav Holban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigi Șerbulescu came out of the goal and Octav Holban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 1-1 became the score in the 67th minute when Cătălin Iriza elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Nistor Şandru fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC UNIREA's protests and gave Nistor Şandru a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Nistor Şandru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Octav Holban from long distance, 71 minutes into the match, got Gigi Șerbulescu's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Fabian Macarie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emanuel Prezan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabian Macarie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Gigi Șerbulescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cătălin Iriza came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the FC UNIREA 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 Cătălin Iriza couldn't finish the play. When Damian Sfetcu fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Greoni's protests and gave Damian Sfetcu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Greoni getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Damian Sfetcu hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Damian Sfetcu made a precise shot to the right of Gigi Șerbulescu. FC UNIREA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3.