League

Suplac
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Augustin Nanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marius Cupșa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Costin Senin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes, Niculae Mudura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- and the FC Universitatea Craiova players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Niculae Mudura hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes, FC Universitatea Craiova's Nicolae Mustață shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Iustinian Mitrofan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Universitatea Craiova reached it. Iustinian Mitrofan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Cojocaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silviu Cojocaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- booed when FC Universitatea Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isac Popovici didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Universitatea Craiova's goalkeeper Marius Cupșa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26th minute Victor Eniceicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iustinian Mitrofan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32ndth minute of the game Cosmin Iovan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Universitatea Craiova's Marius Cupșa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Mihăiţă Alexe managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Universitatea Craiova's supporters rose to their feet, but Mihăiţă Alexe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iustinian Mitrofan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s Iustinian Mitrofan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silviu Cojocaru in the 38th minute of play. Cosmin Iovan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Cupșa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niculae Mudura in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Universitatea Craiova's goalkeeper Marius Cupșa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marius Cupșa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Iovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cosmin Iovan was the one to do the kick off. Paul Ivan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Marius Cupșa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marius Cupșa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosmin Iovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Marius Cupșa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costin Senin in the 64th minute of play. Silviu Cojocaru received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Iustinian Mitrofan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cosmin Iovan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paul Ivan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Cupșa having to interfere. The supporters of BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA- booed when FC Universitatea Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Eniceicu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marius Cupșa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosmin Iovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in BATALIONUL 20 -STEAUA-'s zone, Silviu Cojocaru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iustinian Mitrofan came out of the goal and Silviu Cojocaru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 97th minute, Cosmin Iovan 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. FC Universitatea Craiova's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.