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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Arsenal Tunari's Petre Pânzaru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Constantin Ignătescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tudor Marioteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Constantin Ignătescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Semeghin, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Constantin Ignătescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Semeghin in the 24th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Costel Botgros in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eliodor Mardarescu saved Arsenal Tunari from getting behind. Ilie Tomoioagă hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Daniel Semeghin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tudor Marioteanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constantin Ignătescu having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Daniel Semeghin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Constantin Ignătescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tudor Marioteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute, Costel Botgros reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eliodor Mardarescu. The goal made the score 1-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Costel Botgros made a kick off. Gigi Itoafă's late challenge caught a Iliuta FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gigi Itoafă helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th match minute, Arsenal Tunari was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigi Itoafă to maneuver through the defense. Eliodor Mardarescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costel Botgros in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Daniel Semeghin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Constantin Ignătescu was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. When Tudor Marioteanu came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Arsenal Tunari 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 Tudor Marioteanu couldn't finish the play. If Costel Botgros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliodor Mardarescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristi Gaiță in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Arsenal Tunari's goal looked a bit too open when Cristi Gaiță came free, but Eliodor Mardarescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristi Gaiță received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Eliodor Mardarescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tudor Marioteanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 89 minutes into the match, Petre Pânzaru dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Constantin Ignătescu, 1-1. Eliodor Mardarescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristi Gaiță's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.