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Apateul
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Claudiu Nacu made the kick off and thus started the match. Ion Caramitru charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ion Caramitru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Apateul FC booed when Petelea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ion Caramitru didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Horea Vişan in the 4th minute really tested Cornel Hațegan'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. Iacob Uncuţă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Nacu in the 5th minute of play. Iacob Uncuţă took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudiu Nacu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudiu Nacu in the 8th minute of play forced Apateul FC's goalkeeper Iacob Uncuţă to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Claudiu Nacu sped through Apateul FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iacob Uncuţă. Vintilă Mantu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cornel Hațegan firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cornel Hațegan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horea Vişan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the match, Petelea's Claudiu Nacu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iacob Uncuţă narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Liviu Capșuneanu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cornel Hațegan. The goal made the score 1-1. With a little luck, Petelea's Cornel Hațegan got control of the ball when Vintilă Mantu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Horea Vişan notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Petelea's Cornel Hațegan. Cornel Hațegan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Petelea's Cornel Hațegan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liviu Capșuneanu in the 37th minute of play. Iacob Uncuţă showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Gheban, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Apateul FC's Iacob Uncuţă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudiu Nacu in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th minute, Claudiu Nacu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

After 59 minutes, Claudiu Nacu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Petelea and the Apateul FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th match minute, Petelea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudiu Nacu to maneuver through the defense. Petelea made a substitution. Remus Ciuvică replaced Gheorghe Vintilă. Claudiu Nacu hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Liviu Capșuneanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cornel Hațegan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Claudiu Nacu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iacob Uncuţă was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With 67 minutes on the clock, Matei Bute commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 68th match minute, Petelea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matei Bute to maneuver through the defense. When Claudiu Nacu came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Petelea 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 Claudiu Nacu couldn't finish the play. Claudiu Nacu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iacob Uncuţă was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emanuel Gheban showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 74 minute of play. Nechifor Urdeş hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Cornel Hațegan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horea Vişan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vintilă Mantu took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cornel Hațegan. Cornel Hațegan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. Iacob Uncuţă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Nacu in the 93rd minute of the match. When Petelea's Claudiu Nacu in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Apateul FC's goalie prevented a goal. Petelea's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.