League

Napoca
Spectators: 6778 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferdinand Iordănescu got the match started through his kick off. Marcel Bântu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Iordănescu in the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to FC. Cluj-Napoca getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Petre Pantelimon hit a great ball. Marcel Bântu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Tărău, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Ferdinand Iordănescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Dacian Bitang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferdinand Iordănescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcel Bântu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdinand Iordănescu ran back to his position shaking his head. If Emanuel Tărău had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute Ferdinand Iordănescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Bântu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, CF XII-H 2006's Ferdinand Iordănescu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcel Bântu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in FC. Cluj-Napoca's zone, Emanuel Tărău stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Bântu came out of the goal and Emanuel Tărău tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Petre Pantelimon made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 59 minutes, Andrei Petrescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC. Cluj-Napoca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrei Petrescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Petre Pantelimon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emanuel Tărău could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Marcel Bântu made a huge save. Emanuel Tărău blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcel Bântu having to make a save. Ferdinand Iordănescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcel Bântu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Tărău in the 95th minute. When the final whistle sounded CF XII-H 2006 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than FC. Cluj-Napoca.