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Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isac Voitiş got the match started through his kick off. If Toader Udup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Toader Capătă managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ZALAU's supporters rose to their feet, but Toader Capătă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Augustin Hoancă breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Călin Braia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Augustin Hoancă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Gheorghe in the 18th minute of the match. Isac Voitiş sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Augustin Hoancă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leontin Gheorghe in the 29th minute of play. The referee gave FC ZALAU a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nechifor Tâbârnă, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of OTELUL GALATI's Augustin Hoancă. 1-1. When OTELUL GALATI's Isac Voitiş in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC ZALAU's goalie prevented a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Toader Capătă was the one to do the kick off. If Leontin Gheorghe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, FC ZALAU got a penalty, and Nechifor Tâbârnă placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. The audience was convinced that Toader Capătă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augustin Hoancă was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 69th minute, Teodor Spiridon 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. Teodor Spiridon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Nechifor Cinteză tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC ZALAU's goalkeeper Nechifor Cinteză, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 74th minute Isac Voitiş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nechifor Cinteză saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, FC ZALAU's goal looked a bit too open when Isac Voitiş came free, but Nechifor Cinteză reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of OTELUL GALATI booed when FC ZALAU was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toader Udup didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Teodor Spiridon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nechifor Cinteză. FC ZALAU's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teodor Spiridon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Augustin Hoancă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toader Capătă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. OTELUL GALATI had won after a very even match.