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Hotin
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristinel Bianu got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Hotin getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Valer Erbașu hit a great ball. Bogdan Prunaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nistor Iorga, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Spurs-România's Valer Sandu got a free kick in the 5th minute. Bogdan Prunaru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nistor Iorga, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Spurs-România's goalkeeper Bogdan Prunaru had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Octav Lazăr. Hotin's Ionică Socoriceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Bianu in the 12th minute of play. Ionică Socoriceanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Rareș, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Hotin's Ionică Socoriceanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristinel Bianu in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Cristinel Bianu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ionică Socoriceanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 27 played minutes Spurs-România got a freekick which was hit by David Rareș. After 29 played minutes Spurs-România got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Cristian. Constantin Gruescu kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Valer Erbașu charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valer Erbașu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valer Erbașu kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Horaţiu Lupeanu 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nistor Iorga to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Nistor Iorga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Prunaru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Octav Lazăr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 60 minutes, Octav Lazăr managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hotin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Octav Lazăr was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 62 played minutes Hotin got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Mineață. Hotin's defense didn't have a chance, in the 63rd minute, when Cristinel Bianu scored to the left of an out of position Ionică Socoriceanu, making the score, 1-2. Nistor Iorga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Bogdan Prunaru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nistor Iorga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Sergiu Povară 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. If Nistor Iorga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 82 minutes, Constantin Gruescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hotin and the Spurs-România players grew even worse after the yellow card. 82 minutes into the game, one of Hotin:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hotin's goalkeeper Ionică Socoriceanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Octav Lazăr fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Prunaru having to interfere. Hotin's Octav Lazăr got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Lucrețiu Cândreanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ionică Socoriceanu made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Lucrețiu Cândreanu sent off a good shot on target. Cristinel Bianu struck a weak shot in the 99th minute. Ionică Socoriceanu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spurs-România. The Spurs-România players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.