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Hotin
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Romeo Ţeica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Romeo Ţeica came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Banicel FCM 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 Romeo Ţeica couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Liviu Nițulescu during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Liviu Nițulescu kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After 17 minutes of play, Hotin's Octav Lazăr made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Costin Isvoreanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Hotin's Dumitru Mineață got a free kick in the 27th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Banicel FCM's Dacian Antonescu tried to score from far away in the 28th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Hotin's goal looked a bit too open when Remus Petru came free, but Ionică Socoriceanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 33 minutes, Romeo Ţeica managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banicel FCM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Romeo Ţeica was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 38 minutes, Remus Petru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banicel FCM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remus Petru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 40th minute, Banicel FCM's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Octav Lazăr fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 43 minutes, Nistor Iorga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hotin and the Banicel FCM players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hotin's Nistor Iorga got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Remus Petru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sergiu Povară during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 52 played minutes Hotin got a freekick which was hit by Sergiu Povară. Hotin were furious when Constantin Gruescu was red carded, 55 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Hotin! In the 59th match minute, Hotin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octav Lazăr to maneuver through the defense. If Romeo Ţeica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinand Surugiu hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Gabriel Belu didn't quite understand what happened when in the 72 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Romeo Ţeica could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Ionică Socoriceanu made a huge save. Ionică Socoriceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remus Petru in the 82nd minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Banicel FCM's Romeo Ţeica sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ionică Socoriceanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar.