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Nehoias
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mihail Tulbure got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Andrei Dică notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SSC Steaua's Adrian Bocaneț. Adrian Bocaneț was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mihail Tulbure received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Alin Marica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavius Unciuleanu, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alin Marica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihail Tulbure, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Mihail Tulbure dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alin Marica, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dan Baran during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SSC Steaua's Dan Baran got a free kick in the 26th minute. A hard shot 30 in the game by Dan Ştoia from a close distance when the talented Alin Marica managed to make a qualified save. YR☆ClawnS's players were relieved. 31 minutes into the game, Mihail Tulbure recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alin Marica. Mihail Tulbure showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. SSC Steaua's Adrian Bocaneț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrei Dică in the 35th minute of play. Andrei Dică might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adrian Bocaneț. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrei Dică ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in YR☆ClawnS's zone, Dan Ştoia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alin Marica came out of the goal and Dan Ştoia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The audience was convinced that Mihail Tulbure's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alin Marica was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 57 minutes into the game, Iosif Boboc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. YR☆ClawnS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SSC Steaua the free kick. In the 56th minute, one of YR☆ClawnS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for YR☆ClawnS. When Dan Ştoia came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the SSC Steaua 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 Dan Ştoia couldn't finish the play. Alin Marica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Tulbure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SSC Steaua booed when YR☆ClawnS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liviu Taşcu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to YR☆ClawnS getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Victor Spânu hit a great ball. When Mihail Tulbure came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the SSC Steaua 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 Mihail Tulbure couldn't finish the play. 3-2 became the score in the 76th minute when Pompiliu Mălăncioiu elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, SSC Steaua's goal looked a bit too open when Pompiliu Mălăncioiu came free, but Adrian Bocaneț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alin Marica took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Tulbure, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alin Marica stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihail Tulbure's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Alin Marica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dan Ştoia in the 93rd minute of the match. Mihail Tulbure fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alin Marica having to interfere. SSC Steaua walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.