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Sălăjeni ARENA
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Alexandru Sima struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Eric Piţurcă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC. Sălăjeni 1997. Eric Piţurcă made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sever Acatincăi in the 7th minute. Cristinel Herescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Ştefănoiu in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match INTERNATIONALE FC got a corner. FC. Sălăjeni 1997's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ferdinand Teişanu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Horia Chirilă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristinel Herescu having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Horia Chirilă managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTERNATIONALE FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Horia Chirilă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristinel Herescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the FC. Sălăjeni 1997 defense, Horia Chirilă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristinel Herescu. The FC. Sălăjeni 1997 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristinel Herescu should have stopped the shot. If Horia Chirilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sever Acatincăi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eric Piţurcă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel Ştefănoiu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Sever Acatincăi came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the FC. Sălăjeni 1997 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 Sever Acatincăi couldn't finish the play. Sever Acatincăi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Eric Piţurcă tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eric Piţurcă stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexandru Sima's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Cristinel Herescu was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Gabriel Ştefănoiu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gabriel Ştefănoiu really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Basarab Drăgan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Ştefan Conta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC. Sălăjeni 1997 and the INTERNATIONALE FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC. Sălăjeni 1997's Ştefan Conta got a free kick in the 74th minute. Cristinel Herescu made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Horia Chirilă sent off a good shot on target. Cristinel Herescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Ştefănoiu in the 77th minute of the match. Alexandru Sima struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Eric Piţurcă didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC. Sălăjeni 1997. Sever Acatincăi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eric Piţurcă read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Radu Firoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. The FC. Sălăjeni 1997 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching INTERNATIONALE FC's performance. The match ended with a win for INTERNATIONALE FC.