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Birceii
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Ciprian Cioculescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciprian Cioculescu in the 10th minute of play forced Birceii FC's goalkeeper Mircea Macavei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ciprian Cioculescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mircea Macavei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Cumpanașu, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Claudiu Josan came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vintilă Boștină could save by the left post. The audience was convinced that Ciprian Cioculescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mircea Macavei was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Mircea Macavei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciprian Cioculescu in the 22nd minute of the match. Ehresti's Vintilă Boștină proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Ehresti from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the game, Claudiu Josan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vintilă Boștină was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Horia Maftei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horia Maftei in the 31st minute of play forced Ehresti's goalkeeper Vintilă Boștină to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valer Gârneț fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vintilă Boștină having to interfere. After having played for 45 minutes, Mugur Paraschiv managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birceii FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mugur Paraschiv was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Horia Maftei made a kick off. Claudiu Josan charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudiu Josan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Claudiu Josan kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cosmin Creteanu during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ciprian Cioculescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mircea Macavei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciprian Cioculescu ran back to his position shaking his head. After 73 played minutes Ehresti got a freekick which was hit by Marin Dobrea. Vintilă Boștină showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horia Maftei in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Valer Gârneț cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Vintilă Boștină was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mircea Macavei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mugurel Mitică, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Isac Cumpanașu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ehresti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isac Cumpanașu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ciprian Cioculescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Claudiu Josan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 91 minutes had been played. The supporters of Ehresti booed when Birceii FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudiu Josan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Birceii FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ehresti had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.