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Phoenix Stadium
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristi Corbeanu started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, Carpeni Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucrețiu Brădea to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucrețiu Brădea during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Carpeni Athletic getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Lucrețiu Brădea hit a great ball. Petrică Grindeanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Petrică Grindeanu in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Virgil Neghină prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Răzvan Gherasescu struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Horaţiu Bogrea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phoenix Seini -MM-. After some careless play in the Phoenix Seini -MM- defense, Petrică Grindeanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgil Neghină. The Phoenix Seini -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgil Neghină should have stopped the shot. Lucrețiu Brădea kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Phoenix Seini -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Brădea came free, but Virgil Neghină reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Dragoş Fărcașu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phoenix Seini -MM-'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carpeni Athletic the free kick. After 31 played minutes Phoenix Seini -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Dragoş Fărcașu. Carpeni Athletic's Cristi Corbeanu got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th match minute, Carpeni Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petrică Grindeanu to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ilie Mustățea got free with Horaţiu Bogrea in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Phoenix Seini -MM- defense, Petrică Grindeanu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Virgil Neghină. The Phoenix Seini -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Virgil Neghină should have stopped the shot. Virgil Neghină took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Brădea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Phoenix Seini -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Lucrețiu Brădea came free, but Virgil Neghină reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Phoenix Seini -MM-'s Ilie Mustățea sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Horaţiu Bogrea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Ilie Mustățea made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Cristi Corbeanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Virgil Neghină, 0-3. In the 56th minute, Lucrețiu Brădea made a precise shot to the right of Virgil Neghină. Phoenix Seini -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Carpeni Athletic's Horaţiu Bogrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sever Axinte in the 62nd minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Carpeni Athletic's Cristi Corbeanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Virgil Neghină narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Carpeni Athletic booed when Phoenix Seini -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dragoş Fărcașu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Manuel Cândreanu in the 65th minute really tested Virgil Neghină's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Virgil Neghină showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristi Corbeanu in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Cristi Corbeanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Neghină saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Răzvan Gherasescu during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th minute, Răzvan Gherasescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horaţiu Bogrea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ilie Mustățea's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Ilie Mustățea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Horaţiu Bogrea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Carpeni Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Mustățea came free, but Horaţiu Bogrea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horaţiu Bogrea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Mustățea, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Phoenix Seini -MM-'s Virgil Neghină proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Phoenix Seini -MM- from getting a goal against them. If Cristi Corbeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Petrică Grindeanu made a precise shot to the right of Virgil Neghină. Phoenix Seini -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 92nd match minute, Carpeni Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codruț Neagoe to maneuver through the defense. Horaţiu Bogrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Mustățea in the 95th minute of play. The Carpeni Athletic supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Carpeni Athletic would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.