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Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) 3 minutes into the match, UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's goalkeeper Aron Ştiubei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horia Coman. Emanuel Boroneanț hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Petre Merișor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ferdinand Dorian's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Flavius Abrudan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Petre Merișor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Șerban Cozma in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aron Ştiubei prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Flavius Abrudan struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Petre Merișor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA. f.c. bacau's Petre Merișor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdinand Dorian in the 16th minute of play. When Flavius Abrudan came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA 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 Flavius Abrudan couldn't finish the play. Ferdinand Dorian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. f.c. bacau's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anton Mercescu in the 28th minute. Anton Mercescu made a great header on f.c. bacau's corner, it was just that UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's Aron Ştiubei managed to reach the ball for a save. If Ferdinand Dorian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aron Ştiubei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Șerban Cozma in the 36th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, Horia Coman lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Aron Ştiubei. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Șerban Cozma to strike the kick off in the second half. Aron Ştiubei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horia Coman in the 58th minute of the match. Petre Merișor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdinand Dorian, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. If Flavius Abrudan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horia Coman struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Aron Ştiubei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for f.c. bacau. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferdinand Dorian in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Petre Merișor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ciprian Negara hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Ferdinand Dorian received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Petre Merișor came out and tried to block the shot, but Ferdinand Dorian slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 73rd minute. Ferdinand Dorian received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Petre Merișor came out and tried to block the shot, but Ferdinand Dorian slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Șerban Cozma in the 85th minute of play forced UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA's goalkeeper Aron Ştiubei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavius Abrudan got free with Petre Merișor in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute Șerban Cozma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aron Ştiubei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciprian Negara kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Petre Merișor was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dumitru Braia.