League

23 August
Spectators: 7195 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Phoenix Baia Mare's Ivan Rainea started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Damian Şuţu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionel Reznic, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After some careless play in the Phoenix Baia Mare defense, Ionel Reznic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damian Şuţu. The Phoenix Baia Mare fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damian Şuţu should have stopped the shot. Gabriel Răduleț kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ionel Reznic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damian Şuţu was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. If Dumitru Slătineanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 17 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia Mare's goal looked a bit too open when Ionel Reznic came free, but Damian Şuţu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adam Şimandan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Niculae Şerbănescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adam Şimandan succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 24th playminute. Phoenix Baia Mare's Damian Şuţu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Slătineanu in the 27th minute of play. In the 29thth minute of the game Dumitru Slătineanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Phoenix Baia Mare's Damian Şuţu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Phoenix Baia Mare's Damian Şuţu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Slătineanu in the 31st minute of play. Niculae Şerbănescu acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 34th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Rareș Antonescu. 36 minutes into the match, Barnova's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Rainea came free, but Niculae Şerbănescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Phoenix Baia Mare's Gabriel Răduleț got a free kick in the 39th minute. Phoenix Baia Mare's Damian Şuţu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionel Reznic in the 44th minute of play. Barnova's Ionel Reznic got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Damian Şuţu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Slătineanu in the 51st minute of the match. Gavril Pipirig shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Ionel Reznic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th match minute, Phoenix Baia Mare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Vasilache to maneuver through the defense. Dumitru Slătineanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd match minute, Phoenix Baia Mare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augustin Vasilache to maneuver through the defense. Dumitru Slătineanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Damian Şuţu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barnova's Ionel Reznic got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Damian Şuţu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dumitru Slătineanu in the 68th minute of the match. After 70 played minutes Barnova got a freekick which was hit by Ionel Reznic. Niculae Şerbănescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Şimandan, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Adam Şimandan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Şerbănescu having to interfere. Damian Şuţu acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 83rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Victor Boacă. Phoenix Baia Mare's Damian Şuţu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Phoenix Baia Mare from getting a goal against them. In the 87th minute, Dumitru Slătineanu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Damian Şuţu. The goal made the score 1-2. Ionel Reznic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Şuţu having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Phoenix Baia Mare's goalkeeper Damian Şuţu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ionel Reznic. After having played for 97 minutes, Adam Şimandan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Phoenix Baia Mare's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adam Şimandan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Barnova's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.