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Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Moise Isăilă started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some careless play in the StrongMan Run defense, Gică Iacobeanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manuel Mangra. The StrongMan Run fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manuel Mangra should have stopped the shot. When Petruț Moisescu came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Vaduva Neagra 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 Petruț Moisescu couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes in the game, Cătălin Chiper fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cristinel Ulici having to interfere. Moise Isăilă recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Moise Isăilă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristinel Ulici having to interfere. Vaduva Neagra's Codrin Caba got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Mangra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petruț Moisescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. A collision led to StrongMan Run getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Cristinel Panaitoiu hit a great ball. Codrin Caba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Mangra having to interfere. Moise Isăilă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristinel Ulici having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Vaduva Neagra's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cătălin Chiper fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alexandru Socoriceanu kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Cătălin Chiper's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristinel Ulici read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Petruț Moisescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Manuel Mangra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Vaduva Neagra's goal looked a bit too open when Avram Almajan came free, but Cristinel Ulici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After 55 minutes, Alexandru Socoriceanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vaduva Neagra and the StrongMan Run players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Vaduva Neagra getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Alexandru Socoriceanu hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, StrongMan Run's goal looked a bit too open when Petruț Moisescu came free, but Manuel Mangra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Moise Isăilă came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the StrongMan Run 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 Moise Isăilă couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute of the match Sorin Ifrim shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Manuel Mangra showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Cătălin Chiper came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the StrongMan Run 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 Cătălin Chiper couldn't finish the play. When Alexandru Socoriceanu came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Vaduva Neagra 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 Alexandru Socoriceanu couldn't finish the play. Petruț Moisescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vaduva Neagra's Petruț Moisescu got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Vaduva Neagra eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.