League

Birnadel
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Codruț Gavrilă'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. Codruț Gavrilă helped the player get up and apologised. Codruț Gavrilă hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute, Iustin Ungheanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th match minute, Craiova FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gelu Cîrțu to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Cazimir Lopatnicu 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. The supporters of Birnadel booed when Craiova FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gelu Cîrțu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silviu Zamfirescu got free with Nistor Ipătescu in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th minute Silviu Zamfirescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nistor Ipătescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Luca Mandache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mircea Blăniță was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The audience was convinced that Silviu Zamfirescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nistor Ipătescu was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Silviu Zamfirescu took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nistor Ipătescu. Nistor Ipătescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silviu Zamfirescu in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nistor Ipătescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silviu Zamfirescu in the 64th minute of play forced Craiova FC's goalkeeper Nistor Ipătescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nistor Ipătescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Zamfirescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nistor Ipătescu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Codruț Gavrilă went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Nistor Ipătescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silviu Zamfirescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iustin Ungheanu hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Mircea Blăniță came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Craiova FC's Iustin Ungheanu. But to his dismay, Iustin Ungheanu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Nistor Ipătescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silviu Zamfirescu's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Cazimir Lopatnicu kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Craiova FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.