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Ivanda
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) S.S. United Buzau's Vali Stamate 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. 3 minutes into the match, Manole Ghiță dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mădălin Bănățeanu, 1-0. A collision led to AFC Ivanda getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Mugur Corduneanu hit a great ball. Vali Stamate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Vali Stamate's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionuț Bulencea was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Vali Stamate might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ionuț Bulencea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vali Stamate ran back to his position shaking his head. Vali Stamate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Ionuț Bulencea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Vali Stamate made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. AFC Ivanda's Ionuț Bulencea tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21stth minute of the game Vali Stamate who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Ivanda's Ionuț Bulencea was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mădălin Bănățeanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Ghiță in the 24th minute of the match. Mădălin Bănățeanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Ghiță, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Vali Stamate notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of AFC Ivanda's Ionuț Bulencea. Ionuț Bulencea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ionuț Bulencea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vali Stamate, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. S.S. United Buzau's Mădălin Bănățeanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save S.S. United Buzau from getting a goal against them. S.S. United Buzau's Mădălin Bănățeanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Ghiță in the 34th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, AFC Ivanda's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Errando came free, but Ionuț Bulencea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Vali Stamate managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.S. United Buzau's supporters rose to their feet, but Vali Stamate was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ionuț Bulencea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ionuț Bulencea didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when S.S. United Buzau's Vali Stamate shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Cornel Mirciulescu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The AFC Ivanda players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. S.S. United Buzau were winning 1-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manole Ghiță stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Mihăiţă Istrătescu fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.S. United Buzau's protests and gave Mihăiţă Istrătescu a yellow card for diving instead. Vali Stamates short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Ionuț Bulencea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ionuț Bulencea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Lucian in the 57th minute of play. Ionuț Bulencea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enzo Errando in the 59th minute. In the last second Ionuț Bulencea throw himself and got hold of the ball when Vali Stamate in the 62ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vali Stamate in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ionuț Bulencea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 64 minutes into the match, AFC Ivanda's goalkeeper Ionuț Bulencea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Enzo Errando. Vali Stamate received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ionuț Bulencea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enzo Errando might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ionuț Bulencea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Enzo Errando ran back to his position shaking his head. Mugur Corduneanu's late challenge caught a S.S. United Buzau's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mugur Corduneanu helped the player get up and apologised. After 69 played minutes AFC Ivanda got a freekick which was hit by Mugur Corduneanu. The audience was convinced that Vali Stamate's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ionuț Bulencea was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. 72 minutes into the game, one of S.S. United Buzau:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Vali Stamate might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ionuț Bulencea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Vali Stamate ran back to his position shaking his head. Ionuț Bulencea made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Enzo Errando sent off a good shot on target. Ionuț Bulencea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Lucian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 minutes, Francisc Glodeanu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Ivanda and the S.S. United Buzau players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Francisc Glodeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Ionuț Bulencea managed to avoid a goal in the 97thth minute, when S.S. United Buzau's Enzo Errando fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. S.S. United Buzau's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.