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Petrolul
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Radu Tătăruşanu got the match started through his kick off. Narcis Melenties short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Pavel Dică to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 9th minute, F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's Silviu Capșuneanu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pavel Dică. Pavel Dică yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's Silviu Capșuneanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pavel Dică. That made the score 2-0 after 12 minutes of play. Silviu Capșuneanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Pavel Dică tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Dragoş Opaina mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Barcelona 1899 and the F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Barcelona 1899's Dragoş Opaina got a free kick in the 16th minute. Radu Tătăruşanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iacob Bogdănescu having to interfere. When Narcis Melentie came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti 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 Narcis Melentie couldn't finish the play. If Marius Cristea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marius Cristea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iacob Bogdănescu having to interfere. Marius Cristea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radu Tătăruşanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silviu Capșuneanu was the one to do the kick off. Radu Tătăruşanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Barcelona 1899's zone, Narcis Melentie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavel Dică came out of the goal and Narcis Melentie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's Iacob Bogdănescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radu Tătăruşanu in the 57th minute of play. F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's Iacob Bogdănescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Barcelona 1899's Radu Tătăruşanu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Iacob Bogdănescu. That made the score 3-1 after 60 minutes of play. In the 64th minute, Silviu Capșuneanu made a precise shot to the right of Pavel Dică. FC Barcelona 1899's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. If Silviu Capșuneanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Silviu Capșuneanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marius Cristea got free with Iacob Bogdănescu in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 80 minutes into the match, F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's goalkeeper Iacob Bogdănescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marius Cristea. Silviu Capșuneanu succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-1. Pavel Dică showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silviu Capșuneanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. F.C.Petrolul Ploiesti's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.