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Cacuciul
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Grigore Preda made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 7th minute Cazimir Lopatnicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Marica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alin Marica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigore Preda in the 9th minute of the match. If Andrei Dică had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 12th minute Grigore Preda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Marica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 13 minutes of play, Craiova FC's Grigore Preda made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alin Marica was left in no man's land by his defense there! Andrei Dică fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nistor Ipătescu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustin Ungheanu in the 22nd minute of play forced YR☆ClawnS's goalkeeper Alin Marica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alin Marica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iustin Ungheanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Iustin Ungheanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alin Marica was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After some careless play in the YR☆ClawnS defense, Grigore Preda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alin Marica. The YR☆ClawnS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alin Marica should have stopped the shot. Luca Mandache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Alin Marica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cazimir Lopatnicu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Alin Marica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alin Marica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigore Preda, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Grigore Preda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Alin Marica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alin Marica made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Grigore Preda sent off a good shot on target. Ion Slicaru charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ion Slicaru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, YR☆ClawnS's Ion Slicaru got a free kick in the 60th minute. A hard shot 61 in the game by Grigore Preda from a close distance when the talented Alin Marica managed to make a qualified save. YR☆ClawnS's players were relieved. Ovidiu Madgearu's late challenge caught a Craiova FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ovidiu Madgearu helped the player get up and apologised. After 61 played minutes YR☆ClawnS got a freekick which was hit by Ovidiu Madgearu. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind YR☆ClawnS's goalkeeper Alin Marica, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Alin Marica managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when Craiova FC's Grigore Preda fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Iustin Ungheanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alin Marica. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Iustin Ungheanu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute Cazimir Lopatnicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alin Marica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Craiova FC's Nistor Ipătescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pompiliu Mălăncioiu in the 72nd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Gelu Cîrțu notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of YR☆ClawnS's Alin Marica. Alin Marica was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luca Mandache got free with Alin Marica in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute, Vlad Lopatnicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in YR☆ClawnS's zone, Grigore Preda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alin Marica came out of the goal and Grigore Preda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cazimir Lopatnicu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iustin Ungheanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 92nd minute, YR☆ClawnS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Grigore Preda fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Iustin Ungheanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Craiova FC played a much better game than YR☆ClawnS and deserved their victory. The YR☆ClawnS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.