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Spectators: 7963 (Terracing: 5974, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) FC Falciu's Stein-Roger Hofseth 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. Paul Pintea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iacob Cocea went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Crawford Hanslow had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the game, Damian Pânzariu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Universitatea Craiova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Falciu the free kick. In the 15th match minute, FC Universitatea Craiova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damian Pânzariu to maneuver through the defense. After 16 played minutes FC Universitatea Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Nichifor Ştercă. After 19 played minutes FC Falciu got a freekick which was hit by Iacob Cocea. Adrian Ailenei struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Mugur Robescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Universitatea Craiova. Paul Pintea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stein-Roger Hofseth, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. FC Falciu were furious when Crawford Hanslow was red carded, 29 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to FC Falciu getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Crawford Hanslow hit a great ball. FC Universitatea Craiova's Adrian Ailenei couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 31st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Falciu. In the 32nd minute Luca Ianculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugur Robescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Universitatea Craiova were furious when Nistor Ştefulescu was red carded, 35 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of FC Universitatea Craiova:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Falciu:s goal. Paul Pintea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Dănălache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Pintea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stein-Roger Hofseth in the 41st minute of play. If Denis Dănălache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Stein-Roger Hofseth came free, but Paul Pintea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Damian Pânzariu to strike the kick off in the second half. Damian Pânzariu struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Mugur Robescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Universitatea Craiova. Gheorghe Bejenaru hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Paul Pintea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stein-Roger Hofseth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stein-Roger Hofseth hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Mugur Robescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Pânzariu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Stein-Roger Hofseth ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Pintea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 71 minutes into the match, FC Universitatea Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Dănălache came free, but Paul Pintea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Adrian Ailenei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mugur Robescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damian Pânzariu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Denis Dănălache sped through FC Universitatea Craiova's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paul Pintea. Stein-Roger Hofseth did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Paul Pintea 87 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Falciu's zone, Damian Pânzariu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mugur Robescu came out of the goal and Damian Pânzariu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adrian Ailenei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Mugur Robescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Falciu's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.