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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Atanasiu in the 5th minute of play forced CFR 1907 CLUJ's goalkeeper Ciprian Costandache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Codruț Atanasiu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute, Sabin Berceanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciprian Costandache was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Albert Banica might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciprian Costandache. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albert Banica ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 17th minute of the game. One of CFR 1907 CLUJ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC CFR Cluj:s goal. The referee gave FC CFR Cluj a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Viorel Panait, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of CFR 1907 CLUJ's Ciprian Costandache. 0-2. If Albert Banica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciprian Costandache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Banica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Atanasiu in the 27th minute of play forced CFR 1907 CLUJ's goalkeeper Ciprian Costandache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CFR 1907 CLUJ's Ciprian Costandache played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Banica in the 31st minute of play. Ciprian Costandache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Banica in the 33rd minute of the match. Ciprian Costandache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codruț Atanasiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Atanasiu in the 37th minute of play forced CFR 1907 CLUJ's goalkeeper Ciprian Costandache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC CFR Cluj's Codruț Atanasiu got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Banica in the 42nd minute of play forced CFR 1907 CLUJ's goalkeeper Ciprian Costandache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Cristi Oneț fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciprian Costandache having to interfere. Cristi Oneț's late challenge caught a CFR 1907 CLUJ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristi Oneț helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of CFR 1907 CLUJ booed when FC CFR Cluj was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristi Oneț didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alin Voitiş 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. With a little luck, CFR 1907 CLUJ's Ciprian Costandache got control of the ball when Albert Banica tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 61 played minutes Sabin Berceanu rounded CFR 1907 CLUJ's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. In the 64thth minute of the game Codruț Atanasiu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CFR 1907 CLUJ's Ciprian Costandache was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 67th minute, Codruț Atanasiu 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. Eugen Bîlbă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Eusebiu Nisipeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 minutes, Albert Banica made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. CFR 1907 CLUJ's Ciprian Costandache tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ciprian Costandache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Codruț Atanasiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codruț Atanasiu in the 77th minute of play forced CFR 1907 CLUJ's goalkeeper Ciprian Costandache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Codruț Atanasiu came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the FC CFR Cluj 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 Codruț Atanasiu couldn't finish the play. Ciprian Costandache showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Codruț Atanasiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Ciprian Costandache made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albert Banica in the 85th minute. When Codruț Atanasiu came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FC CFR Cluj 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 Codruț Atanasiu couldn't finish the play. If Albert Banica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, CFR 1907 CLUJ's goal looked a bit too open when Codruț Atanasiu came free, but Ciprian Costandache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in CFR 1907 CLUJ's zone, Albert Banica stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciprian Costandache came out of the goal and Albert Banica tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC CFR Cluj played a much better game than CFR 1907 CLUJ and deserved their victory. The CFR 1907 CLUJ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.