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Legheleu Stadium
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Teodor Huțanu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute, Teodor Huțanu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Petrolul Berca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Ionuț Bărboianu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Petrolul Berca defense, Dragoş Mihai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mihnea Cartianu. The Petrolul Berca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mihnea Cartianu should have stopped the shot. In the 21st minute, Teodor Huțanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manos Manteca was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Teodor Huțanu kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Petrolul Berca's Mihnea Cartianu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Petrolul Berca from getting a goal against them. After 30 played minutes FCS Gepis got a freekick which was hit by Nicu Doicaru. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodor Huțanu in the 34th minute of play forced FCS Gepis's goalkeeper Manos Manteca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th match minute, FCS Gepis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicu Doicaru to maneuver through the defense. FCS Gepis's Dorel Pogea got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manos Manteca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodor Huțanu in the 40th minute of the match. Dragoş Mihai struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Mihnea Cartianu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FCS Gepis. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Orhan Seyfi Sağlam didn't quite understand what happened when in the 56 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Paul Musta came free in the 60th minute and tried to tip the ball over Mihnea Cartianu, but to the joy of Petrolul Berca's supporters the ball went over. Teodor Huțanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Dragoş Mihai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mihnea Cartianu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dragoş Mihai in the 70th minute of the match. FCS Gepis's Manos Manteca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save FCS Gepis from getting a goal against them. Mihnea Cartianu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorel Pogea in the 86th minute of the match. Teodor Huțanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicu Doicaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mihnea Cartianu having to interfere.