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Ion Oblemenco
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Ioan Chibulcutean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dacian Boerescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sandu Lopatnicu, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Ioan Chibulcutean sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Octavian Manole showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Tecău, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 10 played minutes S.S. Lazio Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Valer Ghionea. After 12 played minutes S.S. Lazio Craiova got a freekick which was hit by Sorin Ardeleanu. 25 minutes into the game, Vasile Cerghizan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ikland's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.S. Lazio Craiova the free kick. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ikland! Dacian Boerescu went to the wrong direction when Dan Șerbulescu was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Ioan Chibulcutean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dacian Boerescu having to interfere. Dacian Boerescu made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Ioan Chibulcutean sent off a good shot on target. If Felix Druță had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 minutes, Iosif Păun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.S. Lazio Craiova and the Ikland players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, S.S. Lazio Craiova's Iosif Păun got a free kick in the 39th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Ikland's goalkeeper Dacian Boerescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ioan Chibulcutean. After 46 played minutes Ikland got a freekick which was hit by Vasile Cerghizan.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marin Tecău stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dacian Boerescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ioan Chibulcutean in the 57th minute of play. Marin Tecău might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Octavian Manole. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marin Tecău ran back to his position shaking his head. With his leg Octavian Manole managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Ikland's Mircea Sinulescu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. S.S. Lazio Craiova's Ioan Chibulcutean got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Ikland's Matei Nebunu got a free kick in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Ikland getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Matei Nebunu hit a great ball. Octavian Manole showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marin Tecău, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th match minute, Ikland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marin Tecău to maneuver through the defense. In the 80thth minute of the game Sandu Lopatnicu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ikland's Dacian Boerescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. S.S. Lazio Craiova's Sorin Ardeleanu got his second yellow card of the match in the 84th minute. The referee ordered Sorin Ardeleanu off the ground. 84 minutes into the game, one of S.S. Lazio Craiova:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Octavian Manole, was totally fooled by Ikland's Ciprian Liciu, who 86 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Marin Tecău blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Octavian Manole having to make a save. 94 minutes into the match, Felix Druță had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Octavian Manole. S.S. Lazio Craiova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felix Druță was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 98 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for S.S. Lazio Craiova! When the match had been going on for 99 minutes, Ikland's Ciprian Liciu got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Octavian Manole. The Ikland 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.