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Hotarel
Spectators: 6720 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Octavian Drăucean got the match started through his kick off. Eduard Simion might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Dragotescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduard Simion ran back to his position shaking his head. After 5 minutes of play, Sindrila's Ionel Liciu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Dragotescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Hotarel FC's zone, Eduard Simion stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Dragotescu came out of the goal and Eduard Simion tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Eduard Simion managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sindrila's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduard Simion was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Octavian Drăucean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Teaşcă having to interfere. Eduard Simion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Pătrășcanu kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute of the match Octav Bădila shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Dragotescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Niculae Dobrotă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Teaşcă having to interfere. Octavian Drăucean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavel Teaşcă having to interfere. A hard shot 41 in the game by Niculae Dobrotă from a close distance when the talented Pavel Teaşcă managed to make a qualified save. Sindrila's players were relieved. In the 46th minute, Niculae Dobrotă reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pavel Teaşcă. The goal made the score 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Eduard Simion made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sindrila's goalkeeper Pavel Teaşcă, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Niculae Dobrotă's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavel Teaşcă was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Eduard Simion might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Manuel Dragotescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eduard Simion ran back to his position shaking his head. Pavel Teaşcă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niculae Dobrotă in the 62nd minute of play. Manuel Dragotescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduard Simion in the 64th minute of the match. David Oprea hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. David Oprea charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Oprea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. David Oprea hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute, Niculae Dobrotă 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. Pavel Teaşcă didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Octavian Drăucean went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Hotarel FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.