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Balintfalva
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Horia Jupân kicked off to start the match. Remus Graur might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ernest Izvoranu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Remus Graur ran back to his position shaking his head. Ernest Izvoranu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horia Jupân in the 5th minute of play. Mihnea Mavrogheni hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. When David Pânzaru fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C Rapid Bucuresti's protests and gave David Pânzaru a yellow card for diving instead. Horia Jupân sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Horia Jupân's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernest Izvoranu was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 30th minute, Ilie Vuia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C Rapid Bucuresti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Ernest Izvoranu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horia Jupân in the 35th minute of play. DOBRA Light's Iosif Jder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Bourceanu in the 38th minute of play. Remus Graur blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernest Izvoranu having to make a save. Horia Jupân blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernest Izvoranu having to make a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mihnea Mavrogheni to make the kick off. F.C Rapid Bucuresti's Ernest Izvoranu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remus Graur in the 59th minute of play. The supporters of F.C Rapid Bucuresti booed when DOBRA Light was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horia Copil didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in F.C Rapid Bucuresti's zone, Remus Graur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernest Izvoranu came out of the goal and Remus Graur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maxim Gherghe hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When Ilie Vuia fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C Rapid Bucuresti's protests and gave Ilie Vuia a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of DOBRA Light booed when F.C Rapid Bucuresti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ilie Vuia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Remus Graur might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ernest Izvoranu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Remus Graur ran back to his position shaking his head. Gheorghe Bourceanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Iosif Jder was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Mihnea Mavrogheni capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mihnea Mavrogheni really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. When Remus Graur came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the DOBRA Light 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 Remus Graur couldn't finish the play. The DOBRA Light manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing F.C Rapid Bucuresti to win.