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HERMANNSTADT AREENA
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petru Amurăriței got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Plugari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valer Nicodim to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Plopeanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Petru Amurăriței's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. If Tiberiu Gliga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Plugari's Ionuț Cobzeanu got a free kick in the 8th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Tiberiu Gliga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristian Plopeanu. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Ionel Andronic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horaţiu Pora, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The attack was good, but when Panait Mitulescu in the 16th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 18th minute Horaţiu Pora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionel Andronic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Panait Mitulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ionel Andronic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Plugari's Panait Mitulescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ionel Andronic narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Petru Amurăriței received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Cristian Plopeanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horaţiu Pora received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ionel Andronic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiberiu Gliga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Plopeanu having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Ionuț Cobzeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plugari's supporters rose to their feet, but Ionuț Cobzeanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ionel Andronic breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, FC HERMANNSTADT's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Pora came free, but Ionel Andronic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Plugari's Panait Mitulescu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ionel Andronic narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Pora in the 41st minute of play forced FC HERMANNSTADT's goalkeeper Ionel Andronic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, FC HERMANNSTADT's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Pora came free, but Ionel Andronic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Horaţiu Pora to make the kick off. Horaţiu Pora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionel Andronic having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Panait Mitulescu fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ionel Andronic, passed just outside the right post. Horaţiu Pora might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ionel Andronic. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horaţiu Pora ran back to his position shaking his head. If Tiberiu Gliga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Petru Amurăriței put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Cristian Plopeanu. Eric Logofeteanu hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 78thth minute of the game Horaţiu Pora who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC HERMANNSTADT's Ionel Andronic was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Horaţiu Pora sped through FC HERMANNSTADT's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ionel Andronic. If Horaţiu Pora had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Plugari getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ionuț Cobzeanu hit a great ball. FC HERMANNSTADT's Tiberiu Gliga got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ionel Andronic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horaţiu Pora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC HERMANNSTADT's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.