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Plapcea
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marian Cimpoieru took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Cimpoieru in the 4th minute of play forced S.S. Lazio Craiova's goalkeeper Octavian Manole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Oproiu charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Oproiu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to S.S. Lazio Craiova getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ivan Oproiu hit a great ball. Ivan Oproiu hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14thth minute of the game Marian Cimpoieru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.S. Lazio Craiova's Octavian Manole was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 18 played minutes Plapcea got a freekick which was hit by Mugur Hapaina. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 21st minute, but Octavian Manole got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving S.S. Lazio Craiova hanging dry this time. In the 23rd minute, Marian Cimpoieru 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. Ferdinand Bodiu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Octavian Manole made a huge save. In the 28th minute, Marian Cimpoieru fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Octavian Manole, passed just outside the right post. Marian Cimpoieru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ioan Chibulcutean received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Peter Norberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandu Lopatnicu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 47th minute Sandu Lopatnicu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Norberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Octavian Manole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Bodiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, S.S. Lazio Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Bodiu came free, but Octavian Manole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octavian Manole made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferdinand Bodiu in the 61st minute of play. Octavian Manole took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferdinand Bodiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65thth minute of the game Marian Cimpoieru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.S. Lazio Craiova's Octavian Manole was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute, Ferdinand Bodiu made a precise shot to the right of Octavian Manole. S.S. Lazio Craiova's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Ferdinand Bodiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavian Manole having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Marian Cimpoieru managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plapcea's supporters rose to their feet, but Marian Cimpoieru was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Octavian Manole breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to S.S. Lazio Craiova getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ivan Oproiu hit a great ball. Plapcea's Ferdinand Bodiu got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Lopatnicu in the 79th minute of play forced Plapcea's goalkeeper Peter Norberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, S.S. Lazio Craiova's goal looked a bit too open when Marian Cimpoieru came free, but Octavian Manole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rdth minute of the game Marian Cimpoieru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.S. Lazio Craiova's Octavian Manole was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Octavian Manole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinand Bodiu in the 96th minute of the match. After 97 minutes, Valer Ghionea mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.S. Lazio Craiova and the Plapcea players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Plapcea booed when S.S. Lazio Craiova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valer Ghionea didn't get a good kick on the ball. S.S. Lazio Craiova's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.