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MASTERBET FC
Spectators: 8458 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) MasterBets's Marius Macovei started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Gong Zhi Peng came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the MasterBets 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 Gong Zhi Peng couldn't finish the play. When Petrică Moisil fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sampdoria's protests and gave Petrică Moisil a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of MasterBets booed when Sampdoria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petrică Moisil didn't get a good kick on the ball. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorel Antohi in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Iurie Praporgescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigel Zăvoiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Iurie Praporgescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gigel Zăvoiu. MasterBets's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Iurie Praporgescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 13thth minute of the game Dorel Antohi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, MasterBets's goal looked a bit too open when Iurie Praporgescu came free, but Gigel Zăvoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MasterBets made a substitution. Constantin Costăchescu replaced Eamon Ares. MasterBets's Daniel Daraban was substituted for Aparício Silveira. Sampdoria were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after MasterBets's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panait Zdroană took the corner. The corner led Sampdoria's Panait Zdroană to fire away a dangerous shot which Gigel Zăvoiu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to MasterBets getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Gong Zhi Peng hit a great ball. Gigel Zăvoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Constantin Negulescu in the 23rd minute of play. Gigel Zăvoiu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorel Antohi in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Sampdoria's goalkeeper Gică Nestor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marius Macovei. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorel Antohi in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Macovei in the 35th minute of play forced Sampdoria's goalkeeper Gică Nestor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Petrică Moisil was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 38 minutes had been played. Petrică Moisil kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Gigel Zăvoiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Povară, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After the first half Sampdoria were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iurie Praporgescu to make the kick off. Gică Nestor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marius Macovei in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 56th match minute, MasterBets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harry Blomqvist to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, Sampdoria's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Zhi Peng came free, but Gică Nestor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gică Nestor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Zhi Peng in the 72nd minute of play. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantin Negulescu in the 75th minute of play. Sever Cornoiu charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sever Cornoiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sampdoria getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Sever Cornoiu hit a great ball. Sampdoria's Corneliu Antonescu was substituted for Dorel Antohi. MasterBets's Francis Coppola was substituted for Marius Macovei. In the 80th minute, Sever Cornoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francis Coppola blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gică Nestor having to make a save. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantin Negulescu in the 90th minute of play. Francis Coppola recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th minute, Francis Coppola ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gică Nestor was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.