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Ayan ABY Arena
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) ★Red Dogs★ ABY's Teodor Ene 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. If Nechifor Aliuta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, ★Red Dogs★ ABY's Alin Barascu got a free kick in the 4th minute. Nechifor Aliuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romeo Lelescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gelu Bănățeanu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Horaţiu Berceanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristi Mergea was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Romeo Lelescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 17 minutes, Horaţiu Berceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★Red Dogs★ ABY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horaţiu Berceanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teodor Ene received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Cristi Mergea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Horaţiu Berceanu 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. Cristi Mergea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teodor Ene's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Cristi Mergea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Ene, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Teodor Ene came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the ★Red Dogs★ ABY 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 Teodor Ene couldn't finish the play. Horaţiu Berceanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Cristi Mergea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 38 minutes into the game, Nechifor Aliuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gelu Bănățeanu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 44th minute, Kemer UFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Horaţiu Berceanu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romeo Lelescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Romeo Lelescu came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Kemer UFC 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 Romeo Lelescu couldn't finish the play. Alin Barascu kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. If Romeo Lelescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 57 minutes into the match, ★Red Dogs★ ABY's goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Lelescu came free, but Gelu Bănățeanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind ★Red Dogs★ ABY's goalkeeper Gelu Bănățeanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristi Mergea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodor Ene, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Romeo Lelescu in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gelu Bănățeanu saved ★Red Dogs★ ABY from getting behind. After having played for 80 minutes, Horaţiu Berceanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ★Red Dogs★ ABY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horaţiu Berceanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Horaţiu Berceanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mădălin Avacariței's late challenge caught a ★Red Dogs★ ABY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mădălin Avacariței helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kemer UFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 84th minute. Penalty! Cristi Mergea went to the wrong direction when Flavius Mureșan was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 87th match minute, Kemer UFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mădălin Avacariței to maneuver through the defense. Teodor Ene sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Teodor Ene had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.