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Stadion Ghencea
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dorel Petriceanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes FCSB Steaua got a freekick which was hit by Francisc Teaşcă. After 9 minutes of play, MANCHESTER CITY's Ilie Mihele made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cezar Joja was left in no man's land by his defense there! Francisc Teaşcă charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisc Teaşcă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dorel Petriceanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Marcel Uncheşelu made a huge save. In the 18th match minute, MANCHESTER CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gigel Lucrețiu to maneuver through the defense. When Horea Strungă fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MANCHESTER CITY's protests and gave Horea Strungă a yellow card for diving instead. After 21 played minutes MANCHESTER CITY got a freekick which was hit by Horea Strungă. Dorel Petriceanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Marcel Uncheşelu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Mihele in the 25th minute of play forced FCSB Steaua's goalkeeper Cezar Joja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cezar Joja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ovidiu Isbășoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Cezar Joja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilie Mihele in the 29th minute of the match. Cezar Joja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leontin Păltineanu in the 30th minute of the match. Marcel Uncheşelu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorel Petriceanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Ilie Mihele scored 0-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cezar Joja, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The FCSB Steaua players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MANCHESTER CITY were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Ilie Mihele made the kick off in the second half. Marcel Uncheşelu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustin Cozorici in the 52nd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, FCSB Steaua's goal looked a bit too open when Leontin Păltineanu came free, but Cezar Joja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FCSB Steaua's Iustin Cozorici got a free kick in the 56th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mihail Zburliş during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ovidiu Isbășoiu charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidiu Isbășoiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MANCHESTER CITY getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ovidiu Isbășoiu hit a great ball. When Paul Zogreanu fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FCSB Steaua's protests and gave Paul Zogreanu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st match minute, FCSB Steaua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paul Zogreanu to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, MANCHESTER CITY's Gigel Lucrețiu tried to score from far away in the 61st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Leontin Păltineanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MANCHESTER CITY's Ovidiu Isbășoiu got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Ovidiu Isbășoiu off the ground. The supporters of FCSB Steaua booed when MANCHESTER CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidiu Isbășoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Francisc Teaşcă had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcel Uncheşelu. MANCHESTER CITY's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisc Teaşcă was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see FCSB Steaua lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.