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Reslau
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mihail Nicolaescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Isac Grămescu kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Reslau's Traian Coșereanu got a free kick in the 4th minute. Manole Ielciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ioan Geangu in the 6th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Lucian Giugiuc managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zilistea FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucian Giugiuc was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manole Ielciu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Niculae Gheorghe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihail Nicolaescu in the 11th minute of play. Niculae Gheorghe made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Traian Coșereanu sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihail Nicolaescu in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Niculae Gheorghe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Zilistea FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Isac Grămescu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucian Giugiuc in the 17th minute of play forced Reslau's goalkeeper Manole Ielciu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Niculae Gheorghe managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Reslau's Traian Coșereanu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 20th minute, Sebastian Frântu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the match, Zilistea FC's goalkeeper Niculae Gheorghe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihail Nicolaescu. In the 25th minute, Reslau's Mihail Nicolaescu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. If Ioan Geangu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manole Ielciu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucian Giugiuc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mihail Nicolaescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Gheorghe having to interfere. Mihail Nicolaescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ioan Geangu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ioan Geangu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ioan Geangu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mihail Nicolaescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Gheorghe having to interfere. After 54 played minutes Zilistea FC got a freekick which was hit by Petre Simionaş. After having played for 55 minutes, Traian Coșereanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reslau's supporters crossed their fingers, but Traian Coșereanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Traian Coșereanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Niculae Gheorghe having to interfere. Niculae Gheorghe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihail Nicolaescu in the 58th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Traian Coșereanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reslau's supporters rose to their feet, but Traian Coșereanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Niculae Gheorghe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Virgil Velicu's late challenge caught a Zilistea FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Virgil Velicu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, Virgil Velicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Lucian Giugiuc 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. When Ioan Geangu came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Zilistea FC 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 Ioan Geangu couldn't finish the play. If Ioan Geangu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mihail Nicolaescu in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niculae Gheorghe saved Zilistea FC from getting behind. In the 78th minute Sergiu Burileanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Gheorghe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Reslau getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Vali Balint hit a great ball. Reslau's Manole Ielciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ioan Geangu in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Reslau's goalkeeper Manole Ielciu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Niculae Gheorghe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Coșereanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Lucian Giugiuc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 minutes, Sebastian Frântu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zilistea FC and the Reslau players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Zilistea FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihail Nicolaescu in the 101st minute of play forced Zilistea FC's goalkeeper Niculae Gheorghe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zilistea FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.