League

Rapid - Giulești
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) Sabin Tutunaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionel Pavel in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Călin Buricea in the 5th minute of play forced Vanvucesti's goalkeeper Codrin Pantiș to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Cutberto Reina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Codrin Pantiș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Cutberto Reina made a precise shot to the right of Codrin Pantiș. Vanvucesti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Horea Bleoancă fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rapid București 1923's protests and gave Horea Bleoancă a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rapid București 1923 getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Horea Bleoancă hit a great ball. Codrin Pantiș made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Călin Buricea sent off a good shot on target. Sabin Tutunaru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionel Pavel in the 27th minute of play. Ionel Pavel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Vanvucesti's goalkeeper Codrin Pantiș had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Călin Buricea. 41 minutes into the game, Rapid București 1923's Călin Buricea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Codrin Pantiș made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Ionel Pavel made the kick off in the second half. Adrian Poplăcean charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrian Poplăcean the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 53 played minutes Vanvucesti got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Poplăcean. Codrin Pantiș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Călin Buricea, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Călin Buricea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th match minute, Rapid București 1923 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horea Bleoancă to maneuver through the defense. Cutberto Reina scored 5-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Codrin Pantiș, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Codrin Pantiș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Călin Buricea in the 77th minute of play. Codrin Pantiș showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cutberto Reina in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Ionel Pavel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Codrin Pantiș showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cutberto Reina, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rapid București 1923 fully deserved thier win.